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the root hair cell has a thin wall so water can pass through it easily

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root hair, the rhizoid of a vascular plant, is a tubular outgrowth of a trichoblast, a hair-forming cell on the epidermis of a plant root. As they are lateral extensions of a single cell and only rarely branched, they are invisible to the naked eye. They are found only in the region of maturation of the root. Just prior to the root hair cell development, there is a point of elevated phosphorylase activity

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because;

• it is thin because it means that it can absorb water much more efficiently and productively.

• it is long so that more of the surface area touches the soil (or environment of living) meaning that it has more chance of finding water and nutrients.

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can you barely see it? no, that's why its thin...

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Because it perfoms absorption of water regulated by its osmotic potential

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so they can absorb in water easily

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