Observe the image of roots/roots system of Zea mays Are there special features that you observe? What do you call the root present above the ground? How does this root differ from the other types of root system? Are there any special function(s) of this type?

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Observe the image of roots/roots system of Zea mays Are there special features that you observe? What do you call the root present above the ground? How does this root differ from the other types of root system? Are there any special function(s) of this type?

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