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How do minerals enter root cells from surrounding soil

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Answer:Root cells contain proton pumps that actively expel H+ ions stored in the vacuole of root cells

into the surrounding soil.

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Absorption of mineral elements by the root from the soil takes place by active transport. The water film around the soil particles also contains a low concentration of mineral elements. These mineral elements move from soil into the root cells against the concentration gradient.

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