Water enters a plant through the roots and is lost from the leaves by transpiration.
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of tissues or cells that water passes through during this process?
root cortex →\rightarrow→ root hair cells →\rightarrow→ xylem →\rightarrow→ mesophyll cells
root hair cells →\rightarrow→ xylem →\rightarrow→ phloem →\rightarrow→ mesophyll cells
root hair cells →\rightarrow→ root cortex →\rightarrow→ xylem →\rightarrow→ mesophyll cells
xylem →\rightarrow→ root hair cells →\rightarrow→ root cortex →\rightarrow→ mesophyll cells