What route does water take through a plant, from entry at the root to the cells it reaches in the leaf?
Root hair cells → root cortex cells → xylem in the root and stem → leaf mesophyll cells.
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What route does water take through a plant, from entry at the root to the cells it reaches in the leaf?
Root hair cells → root cortex cells → xylem in the root and stem → leaf mesophyll cells.