Question

The pathway of water from soil upto the secondary xylem is

• A. Soil → root hair → cortex → endodermis → pericycle → protoxylem → metaxylem.
• B. Metaxylem → protoxylem → pericycle → cortex → endodermis → soil → root hair.
• C. Cortex → root hair → endodermis → pericycle → protoxylem → metaxylem.
• D. Pericycle → soil → root hair → cortex → endodermis → protoxylem → metaxylem

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The water follows two pathways apoplast and symplast. In both the pathways, the route followed is from root hair to cortex to endodermis and pericycle, then to protoxylem and finally to metaxylem.