What is root?

❖ Root is a part of the body of a plant that

develops, typically, from the radicle and
grows downward into the soil, anchoring
the plant and absorbing nutrient and
moisture.

❖ An opposed to the stem, it is positively

geotropic, negatively phototropic and
positively hydrotropic.
Regions of the root

Region of
maturation

Root hair

Region of
elongation

Region of
meristematic
Root cap activity
 Petiolate and Sessile leaves

Sessile
Sessile Leaf
Petiolate

Sub sessile Leaf Petiolate Leaf

 Obcordate

Spoon shaped
Unipinnate leaf

Decompound leaf

Tripinnate leaf
Leaf Margin