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Gaseous Exchange in Plants

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Plants absorb water using fine structures on roots called .

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root hair

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root teeth

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root fibres

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root trachea

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Solution

The correct option is A root hair
Root hair are fine hair-like outgrowths of root epidermal cells which increase the surface area for the absorption of water and exchange of gases.

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