ROOT PARTS

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Across
  1. 3. Inner layer of the root that carries water and nutrients up to the stem (5 letters)
  2. 5. Type of roots that grow straight down with lateral roots emerging as branching roots (7 letters)
  3. 6. Located at the tip of the root and is where new cells are produced (7 letters)
  4. 8. Shallow and dense roots that cling firmly to soil (7 letters)
Down
  1. 1. Location on the plant where adventitious roots grow (12 letters)
  2. 2. Plants that grow out of the soil to keep from getting too much moisture have these roots (8 letters)
  3. 4. Parts of the root responsible for absorbing water and nutrients (8 letters)
  4. 7. Outer layer of the root that carries nutrients down the root (6 letters)