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Why do plants need roots?
An explanation of why roots are important to a plant. An ecologist, Dawn, shows a pot plant with restricted room for its roots, which are all knotted together. Dawn explains how roots anchor a plant in the soil and also seek out water to bring up to the stem. She explains how the stem acts like our skeleton and supports the plant.
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