Typically, water and minerals absorbed by plant roots first enter through the ____.

A) pericycle
B) vascular tissue
C) cortex
D) epidermis
E) endodermis

Pericycle

Of a root, outer layer of the vascular cylinder; a thin layer of cells that retain the ability to divide and differentiate.

Vascular Tissue

The specialized tissue in plants that conducts water, nutrients, and energy throughout the plant body.

Epidermis

The outermost layer of cells covering an organism, notably the skin of animals or outer layer of leaves in plants.