Roots

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Across
  1. 2. type of specialized root that supports plants in soft, wet soils
  2. 4. type of modified root like potatoes
  3. 7. root system with short primary root and elongated lateral roots
  4. 11. root system with elongated primary root and short lateral roots
  5. 12. roots that grow from special tissue above ground
  6. 13. type of specialized root that grows farther up the stem and helps anchor plants
  7. 14. type of modified root like gladioli
  8. 16. outermost tip of the stem that protects the meristem
  9. 17. specialized cells at the tip of the root that make the root grow an push through the soil
Down
  1. 1. the first root to emerge from the seed, main root
  2. 3. type of specialized root that wraps around host plant and sucks life from host plant
  3. 5. type of modified root like onions and garlic
  4. 6. type of modified root like ginger and iris
  5. 8. elongated cells that increase the surface area of the root
  6. 9. any roots that branch off of the primary root
  7. 10. roots that store extra food for plant
  8. 15. outermost layer of cells on a root