ROOT-SHOOT SYSTEM

ROOTS

What are the major functions of roots?

Anchorage

Transport system

ROOT SYSTEM

Internal Structures of Roots

TYPES OF ROOTS

1. Aerial Roots (Adventitious Roots)

-Prop Roots

2. Pneumatophores

3. Contractile Roots

4. Parasitic Roots (Haustoria)

5. Food Storage Roots

6. Water Storage Roots

7. Buttress Roots

8. Root Nodule

AERIAL ROOTS

ADVENTITIOUS ROOTS

A term referring to the root that rises along a stem and any part aside other than the root of the plant.

PROP ROOTS

PNEUMATOPHORES

CONTRACTILE ROOTS

PARASITIC ROOTS(HAUSTORIAL ROOTS)

Witch shoelaces, dodder, strangleweed

FOOD STORAGE ROOTS

ROOT NODULE

WATER STORAGE ROOTS

A water storage root weighing over 25 kilograms (60 pounds).

Shoot System

Internal Structure of Stems

Parts of a leaf

TRANSPIRATION

Loss of water from leaves