roots
funtion
acquires nutrients and water from mud
holds plant in ground
protects from strong wind
adventitious roots
germinated from the organ instead of roots
in both monocot and eudicot
horizontal
transport and absorb capacities of root system
root cap
on tip of root
protection for growth
help penetrate soil
root hairs
hair like that increase absorption area
absorb minerals and water easily
no elongation
root cap base
detects gravity
cells are meristematic and tiny
develop dense starch grains
the quiescent center
central region that is mitotically inactive
protoderm
outermost cells available in zone of elongation
four diffusion paths a molecule follows through root epidermis
