Roots Quiz

1. Which of these is not a job of the root of the plant?

To make food To hold the plant in place To take in water and minerals from the soil.

2. In this system there is a main primary root larger than the other branching roots.

tap root diffuse root edible root

3. In this system there are many thin roots with smaller root branching out..

tap root diffuse root edible root

4. Roots tend to grow in length rather than width.

True False

5. The root system of a plant or tree can be large underground than the plant itself above ground.

True False