The roots help a tree to stay upright in strong winds. Anna: There are lots of different types of plants, and even though they're all different, there are lots of parts that are the same.

But generally speaking, all root vegetables have a starchy part, called the storage organ, which grows under the ground, while other parts of the plant grow up through the soil and to the surface.

Not only do deep-rooted plants have a better chance ... whose activity would usually suppress parts of the ethylene pathway, ...

many plants have evolved ways to protect themselves by altering their physiology, such as building armor around parts of their body and roots called the periderm. However, since many plant ...

many plants have evolved ways to protect themselves by altering their physiology, such as building armor around parts of their body and roots called the periderm. However, since many plant ...