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===A plant is held in the soil and takes up water and minerals from the soil through its roots. The roots of a plant are usually found underground. They carry the water and minerals upward to the stem and transport dissolved food downward from the stem. In addition, the roots of some plants are specialized for food storage. === ===The taking-in of water and minerals from the soil is the primary function of the epidermis. Many epidermal cells have hairlike extensions that are called root hairs. these rot hairs greatly increase the surface area for the absorbtion of water.===

Nitrogen, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur and silicon are essential plant nutrents. Without the essential nutrients a plant wouldn't grow or complete a full plant life cycle.
**A meristem is the tissue in all plants consisting of undifferentiated cells (meristematic cells) and found in zones of the plant where growth can take place. A Root uses these tissues in order to grow.**
 * = **MONOCOTS** ||= **DICOTS** ||
 * = seeds with single cotyledon ||= seeds with two cotyledons ||=  ||
 * = Flower parts in multiples of three ||= Flower parts in multiples of four or five ||
 * = parallel leaf venation ||= netlike leaf venation ||
 * = Stem vacular bundles scattered ||= Stem vascular bundles in a ring ||
 * = fibrous roots ||= taproots ||
 * = ex. wheat, corn, rice, oats ||= ex. roses, dasies ||


 * Taproot:** a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
 * Fibrous Root**: a root system that consists of very fine branches.
 * Cortex:** the portion of a stem between the epidermis and the vascular tissue; bark.
 * Root Hair:** an elongated tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil
 * Endodermis:** a specialized tissue in the roots and stems of vascular plants, composed of a single layer of modified parenchyma cells forming the inner boundary of the cortex.
 * Root Cap:** A thimble-shaped mass of cells that covers and protects the root tip.