Every cell in a plant has a specific job. Two of the most important are completely different — one works underground in the dark, the other works high up in the sunshine.
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Root Hair Cell
Like a sponge with a long finger reaching deep into soil. Its huge surface area lets it soak up as much water and mineral ions as possible.
📍 Location: Underground · No light
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Palisade Mesophyll Cell
Like a solar panel standing upright. Packed with chloroplasts at the very top of the leaf to catch maximum sunlight for photosynthesis.
📍 Location: Top of leaf · Full sunlight
🔑 Cambridge Core Keywords
Large surface areaAbsorptionChloroplastsPhotosynthesisSpecialisedFunction