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The main functions of plant roots are:

1) absorption of water and inorganic nutrients,

2) anchoring of the plant body to the ground and

3) storage of food and nutrients

a benefit of this to humans is that plant root systems prevent soil erosion by holding the soil together.

Certain plants do not have terrestrial root systems due to their growth habit; the aerial roots of Orchids and some other epiphytic plants absorb moisture from the air.

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