Gr5_NAT_ALB_SE_p22

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Quick Lab Name Date

Observe a Root Materials

Make a Prediction • carrot

 Observe Look at a carrot cut lengthwise. • knife


What structures do you see?

Look at a cross section of a carrot. Can you identify the


epidermis, cortex, and inner transport layers?

! Draw a diagram of the carrot in cross section.

" Infer Is the carrot a fibrous root or a taproot?

# Would it be easier to pull a plant with a taproot from the


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ground or a plant with a fibrous root system? Explain


your answer.

22 Chapter 1 • Cells and Kingdoms


Activity Lab Book
Use with Lesson 3
Plants

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