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Plant roots anchor plants firmly in place, absorb water and nutrients, and also provide nutrients to some plants and make them more nutritious (i.e. carrots, beans, turnips).
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What do the roots do?
Roots anchor the tree in the ground and support it, and provide the nutrients required for life.
What 2 purposes do the roots have in a flowering plant?
The roots provide the plant with water and dissolved nutrients. The roots also serve to anchor the plant into the ground .
Why a tree turns brown when its roots are cut?
The roots provide the life source to the tree , so, cut the roots, kill the tree.
What plant structures provide nutrients to the plant?
roots
What the adaptations of the roots are?
Buttress Roots provide extra support for trees growing in spongy wet soils.
What is anchorage of plants?
Roots in general provide anchorage to the plants
What do earthworm tunnels provide passageways for?
air, water, and plant roots.
In some plants such as carrots and beets the roots do more than provide support What else do they do?
they provide nutrition, as they are edible
What is the function of clasping roots?
Provide support to weak plants
What is the function of the buttress roots?
Buttress roots are large roots that protrude from shallowly planted rainforest trees. The function of buttress roots is to provide support for the tree and to gather much needed nutrients that are required for the tree's survival.
How did people find plants in the ground?
Most plants have roots in the ground. Roots anchor the plant. The roots also provide water and minerals to the plant. People have observed this since cave man times.
What are three jobs of a roots?
to hold on to the soil, to absorb the water from the soil, to store food
