24 Identifying Root Types

The roots of some plants are altered to carry out special jobs such as storage (carrot, beetroot), photosynthesis (some orchids), respiration (mangroves), and nitrogen fixing (peas and clovers).

Mangrove, breathing, pneumatophore, normal root

If you want to find out more visit:

 

• Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd (2012) Roots – Modifications and Functions http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DlO9_t2cakUI
Pearson NCS (2014) Modification of roots http://biology.tutorvista.com/plant-kingdom/modifications-of-roots.html
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