Absorption of materials: Salts dissolve in soil water to form ions. The ions are small in size and therefore can easily pass through the cell membrane of the root hair cells. This process however occurs when the concentration of salts in the soil water is higher than that in the root hair cells.
Transport of food material:Diffusion is involved in transport of manufactured food from the leaves to other parts of plants.
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