Root hair cell

Summary: Root hair cells take in water and nutrients from the soil. The root hairs create a large surface area for taking in water and nutrients. As there is no Light underground, root hair cells do not have chloroplasts. They do not carry out photosynthesis. You can see the parts of a root hair cell in Figure 5. Tags: science student-book-7 biology Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Root hair cell

Root hair cells take in water and nutrients from the soil. The root hairs create a large surface area for taking in water and nutrients. As there is no Light underground, root hair cells do not have chloroplasts. They do not carry out photosynthesis. You can see the parts of a root hair cell in Figure 5.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Biology/Cells/1.3 Specialized cells.md), Biology section.