Root Hair Cell Clipart
Root Hair Cell Clipart. Root hair cells have high level of efficiency when absorbing the water from the soil. The root hair cells are delicate structures on the root of a plant which live only two to three weeks.
The outer layer of hair (the cuticle) has overlapping scales of keratin. This means the cell can absorb lots of water for the plant. Like other root cells, it has a thick cell wall, huge central vacuole and is separated from other root cells by a thin layer of cytoplasm.
Elongated structure that protrudes out to the soil - This is to increase the surface area to.
These root hairs absorb water and minerals from the soil.
It produces lateral roots, anchors the plant in soil and conducts water and minerals upwards. The ion absorption is also easier to do because of the secretion of acid from root hair cell. The 'hair' reaches far into the soil and gives the cell a large surface area, as so、 much of its surface is exposed.