Q. 4. How are water and minerals transported in plants?
The roots of a plant have hair-like structures called root hair. The root hair provides a large area for the absorption of water and other dissolved minerals from the soil into the roots through diffusion. The absorbed water and minerals travel from cell to cell by osmosis and reach the root xylem. From the root xylem, this is transported into the stem xylem. The branched xylem network from the stem reaches every part of the leaves through the stalk of the leaf and through this network of xylem tissue water and minerals are transported in plants.