Root Morphology Flashcards

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1
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Primary Functions of Roots

A

Anchoring in soil
uptake of water and minerals
hormone production
storage
asexual reproduction
microbial community interactions

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2
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roots- anchoring in soil

A

hold plant in place
prevents from blowing away
hold soil in place

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3
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what do prop roots provide

A

additional stability

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4
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what do holdfast roots provide

A

anchoring and climbing

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5
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where do holdfast roots come out of

A

stem

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6
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what plant has prop roots

A

corm

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7
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how do roots uptake water and minerals

A

thorugh soil through diffusion
direct contact
water potential gradient

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8
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water potential gradient

A

amt of water pressure

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9
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TF root must come in direct contact with water and nutrients

A

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10
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Rhizosphere

A

soil that is immediate;y touching the root

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11
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haustorium

A

specializzed roots of a parasitic plant to get sugars from host

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12
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cytokinin

A

root to shoot communication

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13
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Where is cytokinin produced

A

root ti[

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14
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Adventitous root

A

roots that develop from somewhere other than primary root

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15
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TF soil is alive

A

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16
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Why does the root have a cylindrical shape

A

helps push through soil
water and nutroents come from all sides

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17
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TF root growth decreases as compaction increases

18
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Is there a ratio between roots and chutes

19
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What does root death put back into the soil

20
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Are taproots found more in monocots or dicots

21
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what does the taproot develop from

22
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TF the radicle first formed at germination

A

F, its alive inside of seed

23
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are lateral roots the same as branch roots

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are lateral roots the same as secondary roots

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Teriary root
comes form secondary roots
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Fibrous roots
adventitous roots from base of stem
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adventitous roots
also fiborous roots from base of stem
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lateral roots
roots off of adventitious roots
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plant morphology
study of structures of external features
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plant anatomyq
study of the structure of the internal features cellular and molecular levels
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What is the root cap made of
thin parenchyma cells
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function of root cap
push through soil protect apical meristem
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zone of division what is found in it
apical meristem
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zone of elongation
where cells elongate
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what is zone of primary maturation also known as
root hair zone
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what do root hairs do
increase SA easy wat to get water, not a lot of energy
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Zone of primary maturation
specialized cells and parenchyma cells mature
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Zone of secondary maturation
where lateral roots form where secondary growth occurs for woody roots
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Does secondary growth form secondary roots
no
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Where zone is secondary xylem and phloem produceccd
secondary maturation
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TF secondary growth = lateral growth
F