write any three function of root
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Explanation:
=>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.
Explanation:
They provide structural support. Roots anchor the plant to the ground and provide the support necessary for the plant to stand up and withstand the forces of nature on this planet, such as wind. Larger roots give way to smaller roots and finally to hair-like roots which cling to the soil, and together they form a firm bond with the ground, thus enabling ginormous plants like century old Burr Oaks to stand and defy the winds.
As a side function, roots structurally bind the soil in place and prevent erosion.
Roots provide storage. Most plants that have vascular systems have roots. At their highest level, plants have manufacturing centers called leaves. The leaves take raw nutrients, carbon dioxide, and water, and they make sugars (food for the plant) out of them. These sugars are shipped down to the roots via the vascular system (phloem) and stored in the roots. This storage allows the plant to go into a dormant cycle and then return to function when weather conditions become more favorable.
Roots gather water and nutrients for the plant. There is a correlation between the amount of surface area of leaves on a plant and the surface area of roots. There can’t be more area of leaves than roots because roots seek out and provide all the nutrients and water for the plant to live from the soil it grows in. The nutrients and water are shipped up to the factories (the leaves) via the vascular system (xylem) where by means of photosynthesis they manufacture food for the plant.