Biology: How Life Works - Standalone book
Biology: How Life Works - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9781464126093
Author: James Morris, Daniel Hartl, Andrew Knoll, Robert Lue, Melissa Michael, Andrew Berry, Andrew Biewener, Brian Farrell, N. Michele Holbrook
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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The three structural differences between the shoot and root that allow the root to grow through the soil and the way through which it can be identified whether the isolated piece is from shoot or from root.

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The shoot is the aerial part of the plant where the leaves and flowers are borne. The roots are those parts of plants which have no leaf and lacks nodes. Generally, the roots are present below the surface of the soil; however, some plants have aerial roots.

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