What is the function of the epidermis?

Absorb Water and Minerals / Protection

What is the function of vascular tissue?

Carries nutrients and water throughout the plant

What are the three main parts of a root?

Zone of Division (Meristem), Region Zone of Elongation, Zone of Maturation

Protected by the root cap, the _____ tissue is the region where cells reproduce.

zone of cell division (meristem)

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1
What protects the apical meristem of the root?
root cap
cuticle
bud scale
stem
2
What is the function of the epidermis?
Anchor the plant
Absorb Water and Minerals / Protection
Absorb Soil
Transport of Water and Minerals
3
How does water enter the roots?
Cohesion
Root Hairs
Adhesion
Gravity
4
What are the main functions of roots in plants?
absorbing water and nutrients
both answers
holding the plant upright
5
What is the function of vascular tissue?
Stores nutrients and water in the plant
Carries nutrients and water throughout the plant
Supports the stem of the plant
Helps roots grow
6
What are the three main parts of a root?
Growth Zone, Region of Elongation, Region of Development
Zone of Division (Meristem), Region Zone of Elongation, Zone of Maturation
Taproot, Lateral, Root Hairs
Leaf, Stem, Root
7
Taproots...?
Conduct electricity
Store nutrients
Carry out photosynthesis
Protects against insects
8
Where does new growth in plants take place?
Root Cap
Ground Tissue
Meristem Tissue
Vascular Tissue
9
Protected by the root cap, the _____ tissue is the region where cells reproduce.
zone of cell division (meristem)
vascular
zone of maturation
zone of elongation
10
What is a fibrous roots structure like?
Thick
Soft
deep underground
Web-like
11
How does water travel up the plant?
through the epidermis
by Photosynthesis
through the vascular tissue
by Gravity
12
Grass and roses have _______ roots.
Edible Roots
Taproots
Fibrous Roots
Arial roots
13
What type of tissue is associated with movement of nutrients/food through the root?
root cap
Xylem
Phloem
Dermal
14
Root hairs...?
Every answer on the screen
Attach to the roots
Absorb water
Absorb Nutrients
15
What kind of tissue forms the most inner layer of a root?
Cortex
Epidermal
Kleenex
Vascular
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Fibrous root systems consist of what kind of roots?
Roots forming on any other part of the root
large roots that form off trees
Network of Many Small Roots
Single/Large Central roots

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