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Q.

In angiosperms, root hairs arise from which one of the following regions of the root?

  1. A

    The root cap zone

  2. B

    The region of meristematic activity

  3. C

    The region of elongation

  4. D

    The region of maturation

Solution

Root hairs are slender, thread-like extensions of epidermal cells. They develop in the region of maturation, where the epidermal cells have matured enough to produce these absorptive outgrowths.

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