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Multiple Choice Question:
Water will be absorbed by the root hairs when:
Options
Concentration of solutes in the cell sap is high
Concentration of solutes in the soil is high
The plant is rapidly respiring
None of the above
Solution
Concentration of solutes in the cell sap is high
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