Concentration of mineral nutrient elements is higher inside the root-hairs than in the surrounding soil. How do roots take them in from the soil?
Concentration of mineral nutrient elements is higher inside the root-hairs than in the surrounding soil. How do roots take them in from the soil?

The extraction of mineral nutrients is higher within the root hairs than in the surrounding soil because the absorption of mineral nutrients in the soil involves the active transport of cells. Minerals can also be absorbed as ions and not as salt.

A solution of water and mineral salts, absorbed from the soil by the roots, can be used to make food for the leaves, only if we can go to the highest places of the plant. This high flow occurs with xylem.