Root Plants

What are the main parts of a plant?

• buds and leaves

• soil and sugar

• leaves, roots, and stems

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What is the function of a plant's stem?

• support the plant's body

• provides food

• carries nutrients throughout the plant

What type of root has many thin roots?

• fibrous roots

• creeping roots

• water roots

What type of root reaches deep into the soil to obtain water and nutrients?

• creeping roots

• fibrous roots

• taproots

How is a plant's soil kept in place to prevent erosion?

• by the plant's leaves

• by the plant's roots

• by the plant's stems

How can a person see gas exchange in a plant?

• by the roots

• by the leaves

• by the stem

Where is the main photosynthetic system located?

• in the flower

• in the soil

• in the leaves

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What helps to reduce erosion of soil?

• water

• fibrous roots

• food

What anchors a plant to the ground and stores sugar made in photosynthesis?

• leaves

• stems

• roots

How does taproots look?

• long, thick root

• huge, thick root

• many thin roots