Which is the Correct Horizontal Pathway of Water from the Soil

Question

Which is the correct horizontal pathway of water from the soil to the center of the root?
A) Epidermis → root hair → cortex → pericycle → endodermis → xylem
B) Epidermis → cortex → pericycle → endodermis → phloem → xylem
C) Root hair → epidermis → cortex → endodermis → pericycle → xylem
D) Root hair → cortex → endodermis → pericycle → epidermis → xylem
E) Root hair → epidermis → endodermis → cortex → xylem → phloem

Accepted Answer

Water moves from the root hair, through the epidermis, into the cortex, then crosses the endodermis, passes the pericycle, and finally reaches the xylem for upward transport to the rest of the plant.