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: Plants in the desert have '''roots''' that spread over a large area so that when it finally rains they can collect as much water as possible.
: '''Roots''' have [[Root Hair|root hairs]] to allow the [[root]]s to collect [[water]] easily from the [[soil]].
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
The [[root]]s are an [[organ]] in a [[plant]].
===About The Roots===
: The [[root]]s have a large surface area to collect [[water]] and [[mineral]]s.
: [[Water]] and [[mineral]]s are [[Absorb (biology)|absorbed by diffusion from the [[soil]] to the [[root]]s.
===Adaptations of the Roots===
: The [[root]]s have [[Root Hair|root hairs]] to increase the [[Surface Area|surface area]] of the [[root]]s. This speeds up [[diffusion]].
: [[Root]]s have [[Plant Vein|veins]] inside them to [[Water Transport System|transport water]] and [[mineral]]s to the [[Leaf|leaves]].