The document discusses the different types of roots in plants and their functions. It identifies 8 main types of roots: 1) aerial roots, 2) pneumatophores, 3) contractile roots, 4) parasitic roots, 5) food storage roots, 6) water storage roots, 7) buttress roots, and 8) root nodules. The major functions of roots are to anchor the plant and transport water and nutrients from the soil.

1. ROOT-SHOOT SYSTEM

3. ROOTS

4. What are the major functions of roots?
 Anchorage
 Transport system

5. ROOT SYSTEM

6. Internal Structures of Roots

7. 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

8. AERIAL ROOTS

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

10. PROP ROOTS

11. PNEUMATOPHORES

12. CONTRACTILE ROOTS

13. PARASITIC ROOTS(HAUSTORIAL ROOTS)
Witch shoelaces, dodder, strangleweed

14. FOOD STORAGE ROOTS

15. ROOT NODULE

16. WATER STORAGE ROOTS
A water storage root weighing over 25
kilograms (60 pounds).

17. Shoot System

18. Internal Structure of Stems

19. Parts of a leaf

21. TRANSPIRATION
Loss of water from leaves