Seeds need roots because the soil sucks the water and the roots take it A seed does not need roots until it germinates and then as it has become a seedling it requires roots to survive.
Do get water, and vitamins and minerals from the soil and from the fertilizer you may use.
for the same reason you need food... to live
Yes, roots need oxygen to respire for active absorption of minerals from the soil.
so the roots can grow easily throught the soil and so that nothing can damage the roots.
They need many things from soil. They are: 1. Ground to stand on - The soil gives the plants roots space to fix in and form the base on which the plant grows 2. Water - the roots of the plants go deep into the soil and absorb water 3. Nutrients - the roots of the plants go deep into the soil and absorb nutrients like phosporus, ammonia etc that are present in the soil
Plants need the protective cover of soil in order for their roots to grow. Specifically, soil keeps roots from being damaged by excessive, unfiltered heat, light and winds.Plants also need the nutrients and water of soil, for overall growth. Nutrients and water from the soil are taken up through the roots, and into the shoots, for participation in photosynthesis. Photosynthesis makes possible the transformation of food from soil into the sugary and starchy energizers by which plant activities such as leafing, fruiting, and flowering are carried out.Additionally, plants need the life of the soil food web. For example, plant roots send exudates, which are the waste products of plant processes, into the soil. Plants need soil organisms to control exudate accumulations in soil. As another example, nitrogen fixing bacteria and nematodes within the soil turn present but unavailable nitrogen into the soluble forms that plant roots need for intake.
so the roots have a holding ground to ssupport the plants
Air is needed in soil so it can help the roots grow. The roots need a good supply of air or else they will die. Over watering the plant can remove the air from the soil, making it hard for the plant to grow. the soil needs air so that the water contant will incrace.
Osmosis and water help get nutrient fertilizer to the roots. Roots need nutrients in soluble form while osmosis impels them from soil and into plants since soluble nutrients move from areas of less need to those of more. Once inside the roots, nutrient fertilizer spreads to the rest of the plant through the reverse gravity-like effects of capillary action.
Their roots fix them into the soil.
The roots.