BJU Press Life Science 8B Review

Choose all of the following that are functions of the root

• Anchor the plant in the soil

• Produce leaves

• Absorb water and nutrients

• Absorb energy from the sun to make sugars

Choose all of the following that are functions of the stem

• Anchor the plant in the soil

• Produce and support leaves, branches, and flowers

• Produce food such as sugars

• Transport substances

Choose all of the following that are functions of the leaves

• Absorb energy from the sun to produce sugars

• Secure the plant in the soil

• Absorb water

• Transport water and nutrients

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Choose all of the following that apply to nodes

• Transport water and nutrients

• Anchor the plant into the soil

• Points where new leaves, branches, or flowers are produced

• Produce sugars

All the roots of a plant

• Fibrous roots

• Lateral roots

• Root system

• Tap root

One or a few main roots that are thicker and longer than the other roots of the plant

and tend to extend deep into the ground

• Fibrous root

• Lateral root

• Root system

• Tap root

Clusters of roots that are all about equal in size and many branch several times

• Fibrous roots

• Lateral roots

• Root system

• Tap root

The smaller roots that branch from the main or central root

• Fibrous roots

• Lateral roots

• Root system

• Tap root

The image is an example of

• Fibrous roots

• Tap roots

The image is an example of

• Fibrous roots

• Tap root