if there is a drought the plant can stay alive for a short while with the nutrience from the roots. Storage roots are also a way to store food.
Alll plants need to be watered and need roots..
Starch present in the roots of plants as food storage is utilized during respiration after breaking down into hexose sugars.
Starch present in the roots of plants as food storage is utilized during respiration after breaking down into hexose sugars.
Cactus plants use their stems for storage. So that's where starches are stored. In fact, stems are where a cactus plant stores everything. Other, non cactus plants may use their roots for storage. But cactus roots are much too fibrous and shallow.
All cactus plants have fibrous, shallow roots. They need this kind of root in order to spread quickly and widely throughout the soil in search of moisture. They don't need thicker roots, because they don't have storage responsibilities within the cactus plant's division of labor. Instead, those responsibilities are carried out by the fleshy, thick stem.
because plants need space to store the stuff
The actual answer is the leaf. The leaf is the storage home of the food inside plants. The roots suck the food. But it gets stored in the leaf.
Roots in plants anchor the plant in the soil, absorb water and nutrients from the soil, provide a storage organ for starch and other nutrients, and help in providing support to the stem and leaves.
Pith and cortex are the storage tissues in roots and stems
Plants need roots for survival and growth because roots anchor the plant in the soil, absorb water and nutrients from the soil, and store food for the plant. Without roots, plants would not be able to take in essential resources for their growth and would not be able to support themselves upright.
desert plants with long roots require less water.
they need roots to suck in water