CONTENT
- Parts of Flowering Plant and their Functions
- Important Terms Related to Flowering Plants
PARTS OF A FLOWERING PLANT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
A flowering plant is made up of two parts, namely;
- the root system
- the shoot system
- Root System
The root system refers to the portion of the plant which develops inside the soil. The root has many tiny structures on it called the root hairs through which water, mineral salts and other nutrients are absorbed by the plant through a process known as osmosis.
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