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Provides anchorage for the plant.

Provides a mechanism and increased surface area for the uptake/ absorption of water and minerals for the plant.

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Anchor the plant into the ground while absorbing nutrients and water from the soil.

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What two job the roots of a plant do?

Tthe roots job, is to anchor the plant into the ground and take the water from the soil up to the plant, in order for it to grow into an adult plant.


What is the main job of the roots of a plant?

for food


What is the job do plant roots do?

to collect nutrients and to hold the plant into the soil


What job of a plant can't a root do?

roots cannot photosynthesis


What is the roots job in a plant?

roots take in all the nutrients from the soil and absorb water and minerals i hope that helps x


What is a xylem job or function?

The xylem takes water up from the roots of a plant to the leaves.


Are roots a plant?

The roots are the part of a plant not a plant


The roots of a plant are?

the roots of a plant is what is under the ground and makes the plant grow :)


What part of the plant anchors the plant?

their roots or rhizomes in mosses and ferns


Which part of a plant anchors it to the ground?

the answer is the roots


What are the roots of a plant?

the roots of a plant is what is under the ground and makes the plant grow :)


What part of the plant performs the job of reprduction?

it depends on the plant. Dandelions for example reproduce by having their seeds scattered. However most plants reproduce by their roots, so if you take away a plant, but leave the roots, there is a good chance that i will grow back.