Which one does not involve osmosis ?

Water passing from one xylem element to the other above it.

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Water passing from soil to root hair.

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Water passing into mesophyll cell from xylem.

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Water passing from root hair cell to cortical cell.

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Solution

The correct option is D Water passing from one xylem element to the other above it.
Osmosis is the flow of water from high to low concentrations when the concentration gradient is present.
When water moves upwards through xylem elements then it does not involve osmosis. In this case, water moves through transpiration pull and root pressure by active and passive absorption of water.
So the correct answer is 'Water passing from one xylem element to the other above it'.

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