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Sprout & Fin · Worksheet
Lesson 3 · Grades 3–8

Roots: drinking, eating, breathing

Name Date

Label the picture. Write the name next to each letter.

  • A · root hairs
  • B · root tip
  • C · main root
Drawn much bigger than real life.

Answer in your own words.

  1. Where on a root do you find most root hairs?

  2. Why do roots need air?

  3. A pot sits in a tray of water for weeks. The plant droops. Why?

Draw or explain

Why might a plant in a pot with no drain holes start to droop, even with lots of water?