Claire Grierson , Jill Parker . Root hairs are important. Root hairs are formed by a dramatic change in cell shape.
Root hairs are tip-growing.
Root hairs are differentiated cells. Arabidopsis root hairs form in a pattern. Root hairs are important. Root hairs are thought to be important for the uptake of water and nutrients and are also believed to help to anchor the plant in the ground. It has long been postulated that without root hairs plants would die.