E8: The Root

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Biology

Botany

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buttress (adventitous)

vertically elongated basal part of the stem, appear like planks

<p>vertically elongated basal part of the stem, appear like planks</p>
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climbing (adventitous)

arise from the nodes and attach themselves to some support to climb over it

<p>arise from the nodes and attach themselves to some support to climb over it</p>
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pneumatophores (lateral)

root grows vertically out of swamp for better gaseous exchange

<p>root grows vertically out of swamp for better gaseous exchange</p>
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prop (adventitious)

roots hang downward to support heavy branches

<p>roots hang downward to support heavy branches</p>
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root nodules (lateral)

single beads containing nitrogen

<p>single beads containing nitrogen</p>
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storage roots (taproot)

swollen to store nutrients

<p>swollen to store nutrients</p>
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strangling (adventitious)

downward growth surrounding host stem

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pericycle

Where do lateral roots arise from?

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Casparian strip of suberin molecules

hydrophobic component of endodermis

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epidermal cell

origin of root hair