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| Roots anchor plants firmly in the ground and provide support for vertical growth |
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| Water and nutrients such as minerals are absorbed by roots and transported through the plant to the locations where they are needed |
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| Many plant species use roots as a storage organ, primarily for carbohydrates |
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| Dividing cells in the root cap are responsible for the elongation of the root (primary growth) |
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| Root or root system that does not grow from other roots or root tissue |
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| Root or root system growing above ground water |
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| Smaller, laterally-growing root that branches off to the side of the main taproot |
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| Large, flattened, fin-like extension of the trunk base of some trees |
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| Anchoring roots that pull the plant down deeply into the soil |
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| Root or root system characterized by many branching roots that are all of approximately the same size |
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| Large, flattened fin-like extension of the trunk base of some trees |
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| The invasive root system of some parasitic plants that penetrates the vascular system of their hosts |
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| Smaller, laterally-growing root that branches off to the side of a main taproot |
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| Root in or near which symbiotic fungi occur |
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| Specialized aerial root involved in gas exchange that is characteristic of certain species of mangrove |
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| The large main downward-growing root(s) in a root system |
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| Adventitious root growing from the base of the stem or trunk that functions to support the plant |
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| Single-cell extension of the growing root tip that increases the surface area in contact with the soil |
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| Rounded swelling or tubercle found on the roots of some legumes and other plants in which nitrogen-fixing bacteria occur |
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| The smaller lateral-growing roots that branch off the primary root(s) |
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| Large, swollen root that serves as a storehouse for plant carbohydrates |
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| Root or root system characterized by one large, downward-growing main root that is significantly larger than the later roots growing in association with it |
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