3. What's the net force acting on the following bodies? In which direction of force the bodies move? So What effect did the unbalanced force have caused?
Support and fixation of the plant: The roots can penetrate several layers of the soil or substrate, to be able to anchor themselves with their branches and this way holds the plant, ensuring its stability against air currents, rain or the gravity.
The root system takes in oxygen, water and nutrients from the soil, to move them up through the plant to the stems, leaves and blooms. Roots often store the energies created by the plant through photosynthesis, to make them available to the plant as it is needed