How is the growing root tip protected from damage as it moves through the soil?

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How is the growing root tip protected from damage as it moves through the soil?

2007-04-15 07:38:50 · 1 answers · asked by maxizdaname 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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There is a cover over the root tip called the root cap. This material guards the meristematic tissue in the root tip.

See some pictures of root caps here:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu.KFciJGyB4BMKpXNyoA?search=root+cap&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&ico-yahoo-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%3ASearch&p=root%20cap&fr2=tab-web

2007-04-15 07:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋