Roots Flashcards
What are the plant organs?
Vegetative and Reproduction
It’s a plant organ that is not reproductive
Vegetative
It’s a plant ongan that is reproductive
Reproductive
What is the functions of Roots?
● Anchorage of the plant in soil
● Absorption of waters and minerals
○ the xylem transports the water
upward to the shoot
● Conduction of water and minerals
upward to the stem
● Reproduction in the form of plant
propagation
● Storage of food
How Roots develop?
● Radicle embryo’s
first root
● Above the radicle
is the embryonic
stem called
Hypocotyl
supporting the
cotyledon
● Radicle emerge
from the seed
through micropyle
while the shoot emerge from the Plumule
What are the types of root systems?
Tap Root system
Fibrous boot system
It’s a root system with a thick main root in the middle
Tap Root system
It’s a root system with a thin, web- like
Fibrous Root System
It is found in Dicot plants and the primary root grows longer and thicker than the Secondary roots
Taproot system
What are the advantages of taproots
● Anchors plant deeply, helping to prevent the wind from blowing them off
● Food storage
● Drought tolerance
It’s main root is used for human and animal consumption
Taproot system
