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root cap Structure that covers and protects the apical meristem in plant roots. Cells forming a protective series of layers over the root meristem. PICTURE ...
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root cap
A cone of cells at the tip of a plant root that protects the apical meristem.
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root cap A thimble-shaped group of cells found at the tip of roots; it functions to protect the meristem.
root hair A root epidermal cell that functions in water absorption.
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root cap
A structure found at the apex of roots, except those of many water plants, produced by the apical meristem.
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If the root cap is removed, root growth ceases to respond to gravity. The root cap is vital for gravitropism since it contains cells with sensors called statoliths, which are amyloplasts packed with starch.
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meristem - a region of rapid mitosis, which produces the new cells for root growth.
root cap - a sheath of cells that protects the meristem from abrasion and damage as the root tip grows through the soil.
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