What Is A Taproot?
Written by Brendan McGuigan
Wisegeek.com
A tap root is a specific type of root structure present on some plants, which is typified by being rather large, and going directly d READ MORE http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-tap-root.htm
What is a Fibrous Root?
Written by S.E. Smith
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A fibrous root is a type of plant root. In plants with a fibrous root system, the roots are all more or less the same size, and they l READ MORE http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-fibrous-root.htm
Botany: Plant Parts and Function - Roots
Arizona Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture
The University of Arizona
Visit the web site for illustrations and to learn about the types of roo READ MORE http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/botany/roots.html
Fibrous root system
Wikipedia.org
A fibrous root system (sometimes also called adventitious root system) is the opposite of a taproot system. It is usually formed by thin, moderately branching r READ MORE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrous_root_system
Taproot
Wikipedia.org
A taproot is an enlarged somewhat straight to tapering plant root that grows vertically downward. It forms a center from which other roots sprout laterally.[1]
Plants wi READ MORE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taproot
Plant Roots
Monroe County Women's Disability Network
Find out what job the roots have and the different types of root systems; then check out the quiz. READ MORE http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/Roots.html
Stem & Root Anatomy
by Wayne. P. Armstrong
Wayne'e Word
Vascular plants contain two main types of conduction tissue, the xylem and phloem. These two tissues extend from the leaves to the roots, READ MORE http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trjune99.htm
Root
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In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil. This is not always the case, however, since a root can also be aerial READ MORE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root#Root_structure
Roots
Backyardnature.com
If you grind up a human body, bones and all, and make a chemical analysis of what the body is made of, you'll find that in terms of weight we're mostly water -- sixty READ MORE http://www.backyardnature.net/roots.htm