43. Which of the following is considered the primary function of the root cortex? Water absorption O mineral absorption O food storage O breakdown of starch into simple sugars 44. Which of the...

Instructions: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Only choose the correct answer from questions 43 to 48 and no need for an explanation.

Extracted text: 43. Which of the following is considered the primary function of the root cortex? Water absorption O mineral absorption O food storage O breakdown of starch into simple sugars 44. Which of the following is the primary function of the root hair? * Lend support to the growing roots. Store carbohydrates from the leaves. Provide increased surface area for absorption. O All of the choices 45. Which of the following best describes the xylem development in the Ranunculus root cross section? * endarch mesarch exarch tetrach


Extracted text: 46. An amphiphloic stele subtype having a vascular tissue arranged in bundles * dictyostele eustele O solenostele O atactostele 47. In this siphonostele subtype, the phloem surrounds the xylem externally. * O actinostele O ectophloic O dictyostele O amphiphloic 48. It is the protostele subtype most common in dicot roots. O plectostele O dicytostele actinostele O eustele