https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50 Functions and Examples of Root Systems en-us 2017-11-29 14:21:10 UTC 2026-02-02 07:59:15 UTC hello@padlet.com nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211403511 1.Store food
2.Support the plant
3.Pull up water
Cite: https://study.com/academy/lesson/function-of-roots-lesson-for-kids.html]]> 2017-11-29 14:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211403511 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211409428 Plants with taproots grow bigger and the roots grow straight down into the ground to gain access to more water and nutrients. (Some examples of plants with taproots is carrots and beets.)
cite:https://www.reference.com/science/two-main-types-root-systems-9cc01450ec4694ee]]> 2017-11-29 14:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211409428 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211412471 Fibrous roots expand their root system and grow over the surface the ground, rather than going farther down. Some examples of plants with fibrous roots is trees and grasses.
cite:https://www.reference.com/science/two-main-types-root-systems-9cc01450ec4694ee]]> 2017-11-29 14:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211412471 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211417219 Roots are important in the environment because they provide an anchor for the plant to stay in place, but more importantly, the roots are the lifeline of the plant, where the plant takes up air, water and nutrients from the soil and move it throughout the tree where they come in contact with the sun and that is what makes the plants grow. erosion is from over watering of the land, but it is important because the water erosion helps feed water sources with essential nutrients, which helps the ecosystem. ]]> 2017-11-29 14:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211417219 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211420401 1.prop roots- Grow above the ground.
2.storage roots- store food and water and nutrients ( common in beets)
3.strangling aerial roots -the seeds that germane in the branches of tall trees and other species and send numerous aerial roots to the ground. 
4.buttress roots-aerial roots that supports the tall trees in tropical places. 
5.pnematophores- multicellular organs with important functions, many plants have these roots.  ]]> 2017-11-29 14:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211420401 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211425581 2017-11-29 14:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211425581 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211426211  ]]> 2017-11-29 15:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211426211 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211427526 2017-11-29 15:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211427526 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211428056 2017-11-29 15:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211428056 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211429013 2017-11-29 15:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211429013 nikki_potter https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211435665 Pando tree (also known as the trembling giant), is an estimated 80,000 years old, is located in the western edge of the Colorado plateau in south-central Utah, and is 106 acres big.
cite: http://www.businessinsider.com/pando-aspen-grove-utah-oldest-largest-organism-2016-7]]> 2017-11-29 15:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nikki_potter/h0v227nl9f50/wish/211435665