Question

What are the three primary functions of roots ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Root, in botany, that part of a vascular plant normally underground. Its primary functions are anchorage of the plant, absorption of water and dissolved minerals and conduction of these to the stem, and storage of reserve foods.

Answer 2

Answer:

A root's four major functions are:

absorption of water and inorganic nutrients;

anchoring of the plant body to the ground, and supporting it;

storage of food and nutrients;

vegetative reproduction and competition with other plants.