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[1] Take up nutrients and water from the soil. [2] Take in carbon dioxide from the air. Expel oxygen into the environment, [3] Provide habitat for bugs and insects such as butterflies to lay their eggs, and feed their young. [4] Prevent weeds from growing by the shadow that they cast on the ground. [5] Play a role in water cycling, by taking up water from soil and releasing some back into the environment through stomata on the undersides of leaves. [6] Open up passages, for air and water pore spaces, through spreading roots. [7] Hold soil in place through their roots. [8] Grow shoots, roots, fruits, and flowers. [9] Give relief to people, vegetation, and wildlife by the shade that they offer during extreme temperature events. [10] Feed the soil food web through the waste products ka exudates that they empty into soil. [11] Feed people with edible plant parts for salads; fried, cooked and baked goods; and flavoring. [12] Feed the critters of the wildland-urban interface where people and nature meet. [13] Engage in parasitic and symbiotic relationships with soil organisms such as root knot nematodes and nitrogen-fixing nematodes, respectively. [14] Breathe. [15] Add to organic matter in soil, through death and decomposition.

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