Plants 1-2

These anchor a plant.

Name for one large, strong root that pushes deep into the soil.

Some of these also store food.

• taproot

• fibrous root

• stem

• leaf

Plants use stored food to make these

• flowers

• fruits

• stems

• roots

Which type of roots are thin and branching and form a mat below the surface of the ground.

• fibrous

• tap

• vascular

• xylem

One purpose of the mat of fibrous roots is it holds the _________________ in the soil.

One of the purposes of the mat of fibrous roots is it keeps the ______________ from washing away.

Like roots, these also carry water and nutrients.

These act like pipelines for transporting water and nutrients between roots and leaves.

Part of the plant that grows from the ground and holds the leaves up in the sunlight.