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Arrow-Puffin-3_Semester-1 Science 219Each root has little root hairs and a cap on its tip that protects it as it pushes through the soil.What protects the root as it pushes through the soil?CheckpointSome roots like carrots, beetroot and radish store the extra food.Did you know?Stems of climbersand creepers are weak.Did you know? SHOOTThe part of the plant that you see above the ground is called the shoot. What do you see on the shoot? You see the stem. The stem is the backbone of a plant. It holds the plant upright above the ground. It bears the branches, leaves, flowers and fruits. The stem grows upwards and reaches for the sunlight.FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT PARTSDo you know what happens to the water and minerals that are sucked up by the roots? They go up the stem to the leaves.Do you know how?The stem has tubes that carry the water and minerals to the leaves.The leaves of a plant are of different shapes and sizes.Leaves are green in colour.flowerbranchesfruitshoot stemrootleavesleaves of different shapes and sizesparts of a plant