Credit: CELLS ALIVE!/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Clover root hairs. Nutrient uptake is maximized in young roots by root hairs. These projections of single root cells extend into the surrounding soil and provide a much higher surface area to volume ratio in contact with the nutrient source.

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Keywords: biology, botany, cell, clover, microbiology, microscopic, nutrient uptake, root hair, science, scientific, surface area

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