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Root

life science Maturity 5-7

Roots live under the ground.

Root of a Tree.JPG
Root of a Tree.JPG
They hold the plant in place. Roots drink water from the soil. This helps the plant grow big. Roots are very important for plants. Can you find a root?
Visible roots.jpg
Visible roots.jpg

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File:Primary and secondary cotton roots.jpg
Primary and secondary cotton roots.jpg
File:CSIRO ScienceImage 11626 Barley root.jpg
CSIRO ScienceImage 11626 Barley root.jpg
File:Ranunculus Root Cross Section.png
Ranunculus Root Cross Section.png
File:Kiental entre Herrsching y Andechs, Alemania 2012-05-01, DD 12.JPG
Kiental entre Herrsching y Andechs,...
File:Tree Roots at Riverside.jpg
Tree Roots at Riverside.jpg
File:Root of a Tree.JPG
Root of a Tree.JPG
File:Tree branches and roots.jpg
Tree branches and roots.jpg
File:ArabidopsisLatRoot.jpg
ArabidopsisLatRoot.jpg
File:Prop roots of Maize plant.jpg
Prop roots of Maize plant.jpg
File:Pearl Millet Adventitious root.jpg
Pearl Millet Adventitious root.jpg
File:Adventitious roots on Odontonema aka Firespike.jpg
Adventitious roots on Odontonema aka Firespike.jpg
File:Mangroves.jpg
Mangroves.jpg

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