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Root cap
A root cap
The function of the root cap is to protect and cover the growing tip of the root.
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The root cap contains the maximum number of dictyosomes. This is the case since it helps in covering the root tip that experiences growth.
I am about sure it is called a root cap. :)
Root cap.
The root tip is on the bottom of the Zone of elongation and the zone of elongation is where the cells are and the cells push the zone of elongation and the root tip gets the water and sends the water through the xylem into the plant. So the root tip get the water.
A root cap is a small cone of cells that protects the growing part of a root as it makes its way through the soil, the root cap is found covering the tip of a root. Right behind the root cap is the part of the root where most of the root's growth occurs.
The root-cap performs the basic function of protecting the root tip. The root tip is the apex of the root and is very thin and delicate. It can get injury while going deep in the soil. Here the root cap, as a covering, protects the root tip and helps it to penetrate into the soil layer.
root cap
protecting the delicate stem cells within the root tip,