The simplest ORGAN
ORGANS ORGANS - have one or more FUNCTIONS and composed of SEVERAL TISSUES ROOTS are the simplest
FUNCTIONS of ROOTS ANCHORAGE
FUNCTIONS of ROOTS ABSORBING and CONDUCTING Water and Nutrients
FUNCTIONS of ROOTS FOOD STORAGE Taproots Fascicled roots
FUNCTIONS of ROOTS FOOD STORAGE in Cortex
FUNCTIONS of ROOTS All ROOTS are for: Anchorage Absorbing and Conducting Nutrients Food Storage Some can REPRODUCE by root cuttings
CLASSIFICATION of ROOTS Based on ORIGINATION PRIMARY SECONDARY ADVENTITIOUS
CLASSIFICATION of ROOTS Based on TYPE of ROOT SYSTEM Taproot Fibrous Fascicled
ROOT ANATOMY Region of Maturation (Differentiation) Region of Elongation Meristem Region Quiescent Zone Root Cap
ROOT ANATOMY Dicots
ROOT ANATOMY Monocots
ROOT ANATOMY Secondary or Lateral root generation
ROOT PHYSIOLOGY Water and Nutrient CONDUCTION is comprised of THREE ACTIONS ROOT PRESSURE CAPILLARITY TRANSPIRATION
ROOT PHYSIOLOGY ROOT PRESSURE OSMOSIS Pathway A – Intercellular Spaces Pathway B – Root Hairs
ROOT PHYSIOLOGY ROOT PRESSURE Casparian Strip
ROOT PHYSIOLOGY CAPILLARY ACTION (or Capillarity) Adhesion Cohesion
ROOT PHYSIOLOGY TRANSPIRATIONAL PULL (or Transpiration) As WATER EVAPORATES or DIFFUSES from the surface of a leaf, and as cells replace water, the continuous loss of water PULLS it up through plant
SPECIALIZED ROOTS and ASSOCIATIONS PROP ROOTS CLIMBERS PNEUMATOPHORES
SPECIALIZED ROOTS and ASSOCIATIONS EPIPHYTES CONTRACTILE ROOTS PARASITIC ROOTS
ROOT ASSOCIATIONS MYCORRHIZAL Associations ”Fungus Root” MUTUALISTIC fungus/plant relationship Helps absorb WATER and NUTRIENTS for PLANT Plant provides SUGARS for FUNGUS
ROOT ASSOCIATIONS MYCORRHIZAL Associations
ROOT ASSOCIATIONS BACTERIAL Associations MUTUALISTIC bacterial/plant relationship BACTERIA absorbs NITROGEN from atmosphere, and converts it into AMMONIUM (NH 4 -) a NUTRIENT for PLANTS PLANT provides SUGARS for BACTERIA