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Biology- Root structure and root types and flower parts
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root structure
anchor the plant in the ground
absorb water and minerals
root hairs
tiny projections
find their way through the spaces between the soil particles, greatly adding to the surface area available to take up water
vascular cylinder
cylinder in middle off root picture
apical meristem
teeny tiny little cell things under the vascular cylinder
roof cap
big cell things under the apical meristem
fibrous roots
fine branches look like a bunch of spider legs
taproot
long, thick, vertical root with smaller branches looks like a carrot
blade
Broad, flat portion of a leaf.
petiole
The stalk of a leaf, which joins the leaf to a node of the stem.
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