Root Anatomy Flashcards
Adventitious Roots
Plants readily produce roots along the stem
Apical Meristem
New cells develop
Casparian Strip
regulates flow of water into the xylem
endodermis
inner layer tightly figging cells
Epidermis
Cover with skin cells through the space between cells
Extracellular Route
greater volume of water flows
Fibrous Root System
no dominant primary root
Intracellular Route
within the cells between epidermis and xylem
Lateral Roots
branch out from primary root
Mycorrhizal Fungi
mutualistic relationship with roots
Napiform Root
carrots eating what is underground
Pericycle
inside the endodermis
Plasmodesmata
channel connecting adjacent cells
Primary Root
first root that comes out of the seed seminal root becomes primary
Root Cap
over the top of the apical meristem to protect it
