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Experiment No. 3

PLANT ORGAN: ROOTS

Objectives:
At the end of this experiment, students are expected to:
1.Identify the different types of root system in plants.
2. Compare the different types of roots system of monocot and dicot.
3.Illustrate the different internal anatomy of plants.
Materials and Reagents:

Pencil Botany Books Botanical garden

Procedure:

A. Different types of Roots and its morphology

I. Draw the following roots at the work sheet.
(a) Top root
(b) Fibrous root
(c) Mixed root
(d) Prop root
(e) Buttress root
(f) Pneumatophore
(g) Epiphytic roots
(h) Contractile roots
II. Visit the botanical garden and categorized the plants according
to their roots.
(a) Top root
(b) Fibrous root
(c) Mixed root
(d) Prop root
(e) Buttress root
(f) Pneumatophore
(g) Epiphytic roots
(h) Contractile roots

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Name: _______________________________ Date Performed: _________

Course, Yr & Sec ___________ Group No.: _______ Score: ____________

Experiment No. 5

Plant Tissue and the Multicellular Plant Body

Worksheet
A.

Top Root Fibrous Root

Storage Root Prop Root

Buttress Root Pneumatophore

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Epiphytic Root Contractile Root

II. Plant category based on their roots

(a) Top root (e) Buttress root

(b) Fibrous root (f) Pneumatophore

(c) Storage root (h) Contractile root

(d) Prop root

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Conclusion:

Review Questions:
1. List the several functions of the roots, and describe the tissue(s)
responsible for each function.

2. Draw and label the tissues of herbaceous eudicot and monocot roots.
Give the function for each tissue.