Plant Roots

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

Root systems function in 

• anchoring the plant
• growth
• absorption
• all of these

Which of the following in a part of the embryo of a seed? 

• root hairs
• radicle
• fibrous roots
• adventitious roots

Roots that develop from an organ other than a root are

• root hairs
• fibrous roots
• adventitious roots
• primary root

Monocots, such as grasses, usually have ______ root systems

• simple, straight
• taproot
• fibrous
• aerial

root hairs are prominent in the 

• root cap
• apical meristem
• region of elongation
• region of maturation

One unique function of the root cap is 

• sensing gravity
• producing root hairs
• forming bud scales
• producing an ion barrier

The best soil for plant growth is

• clay
• sand 
• loam
• peat

What type of root is this?

• Taproot
• Creeping
• Fibrous
• Adventitious