Root Morphology

Question 1

Primary Functions of Roots

Answer 1

Anchoring in soil
uptake of water and minerals
hormone production
storage
asexual reproduction
microbial community interactions

Question 2

roots- anchoring in soil

Answer 2

hold plant in place
prevents from blowing away
hold soil in place

Question 3

what do prop roots provide

Answer 3

additional stability

Question 4

what do holdfast roots provide

Answer 4

anchoring and climbing

Question 5

where do holdfast roots come out of

Answer 5

stem

Question 6

what plant has prop roots

Answer 6

corm

Question 7

how do roots uptake water and minerals

Answer 7

thorugh soil through diffusion
direct contact
water potential gradient

Question 8

water potential gradient

Answer 8

amt of water pressure

Question 9

TF root must come in direct contact with water and nutrients

Answer 9

T

Question 10

Rhizosphere

Answer 10

soil that is immediate;y touching the root

Question 11

haustorium

Answer 11

specializzed roots of a parasitic plant to get sugars from host

Question 12

cytokinin

Answer 12

root to shoot communication

Question 13

Where is cytokinin produced

Answer 13

root ti[

Question 14

Adventitous root

Answer 14

roots that develop from somewhere other than primary root

Question 15

TF soil is alive

Answer 15

T

Question 16

Why does the root have a cylindrical shape

Answer 16

helps push through soil
water and nutroents come from all sides

Question 17

TF root growth decreases as compaction increases

Answer 17

T

Question 18

Is there a ratio between roots and chutes

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

What does root death put back into the soil

Answer 19

C

Question 20

Are taproots found more in monocots or dicots

Answer 20

dicots

Question 21

what does the taproot develop from

Answer 21

radicle

Question 22

TF the radicle first formed at germination

Answer 22

F, its alive inside of seed

Question 23

are lateral roots the same as branch roots

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

are lateral roots the same as secondary roots

Answer 24

yes

Question 25

Teriary root

Answer 25

comes form secondary roots

Question 26

Fibrous roots

Answer 26

adventitous roots
from base of stem

Question 27

adventitous roots

Answer 27

also fiborous roots from base of stem

Question 28

lateral roots

Answer 28

roots off of adventitious roots

Question 29

plant morphology

Answer 29

study of structures of external features

Question 30

plant anatomyq

Answer 30

study of the structure of the internal features cellular and molecular levels

Question 31

What is the root cap made of

Answer 31

thin parenchyma cells

Question 32

function of root cap

Answer 32

push through soil
protect apical meristem

Question 33

zone of division what is found in it

Answer 33

apical meristem

Question 34

zone of elongation

Answer 34

where cells elongate

Question 35

what is zone of primary maturation also known as

Answer 35

root hair zone

Question 36

what do root hairs do

Answer 36

increase SA
easy wat to get water, not a lot of energy

Question 37

Zone of primary maturation

Answer 37

specialized cells and parenchyma cells mature

Question 38

Zone of secondary maturation

Answer 38

where lateral roots form
where secondary growth occurs for woody roots

Question 39

Does secondary growth form secondary roots

Answer 39

no

Question 40

Where zone is secondary xylem and phloem produceccd

Answer 40

secondary maturation

Question 41

TF secondary growth = lateral growth

Answer 41

F