How do most minerals enter the root?

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AThrough guttation

BThrough transpiration

CThrough Active absorption

DThrough passive absorption

Answer:

Most minerals enter the root by active absorption into the cytoplasm of epidermal cells.
This needs energy in the form of ATP.
Some ions also move into the epidermal cells passively.

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