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Standard X
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Transport of Water
How are the m...
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How are the minerals absorbed by plants?
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The mineral concentration within the soil is very low, therefore, it is dissolved in water and move around the soil in solution.
Plants absorb the minerals from the soil with the help of root hairs.
The minerals are absorbed in the form of ions.
The mineral absorption by plant roots take place in two phases-
1) Intial phase- The rapid uptake of ions into outer free spaces of the plant cells (apoplast).
The free spaces include the intercellular spaces and the cell wall.
The entry of ions into the outer space is passive absorption, i.e no energy is required.
2) Metabolic phase- The mineral ions diffuse into the cell cytoplasm and vacuoles (symplast).
The entry of ions into the cell requires energy, therefore, is called active absorption.
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