Root and Shoot System

What are the functions of the root system in plants?

• Anchoring the plant, absorbing water and nutrients, storing products of photosynthesis

• Producing flowers and seeds

• Photosynthesis

• Transporting nutrients

What is the primary root?

• The first root that grows from a seed

• Roots that grow out from the primary root

• Smaller roots that grow out of the secondary roots

• Tiny hair-like structures on the smallest roots

What do root hairs do?

• Increase the surface area of the roots

• Help the plant reproduce

• Support the plant

• Transport nutrients

What is the role of leaves in plants?

• Make food for the plant through photosynthesis

• Support the plant

• Protect the seeds

• Absorb water and nutrients

What are gymnosperms?

• Cone-bearing plants

• Flower-bearing plants

• Seedless plants

• Non-vascular plants

What are Angiosperms?

• Cone-bearing plants

• Flower-bearing plants

• Seedless plants

• Non-vascular plants

What are the characteristics of ferns?

• Seedless plants that reproduce through spores

• Plants that produce flowers

• Plants that bear their seeds in fruits

• Vascular plants with conducting tubes

They are often found growing in a damp log or along streams.

• Bryophytes

• Gymnosperms

• Angiosperms

• Ferns

What parts of a plant under the shoot system?

• stem

• leaves

• flowers

• fruits

• root

They help plants reproduce by producing seeds.

• Stem

• Leaves

• Flowers

• Fruits