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Science worksheet on plant roots showing tap roots and diffuse roots with fill-in-the-blank questions and a word bank.
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Plant Roots: Tap Roots and Diffuse Roots

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This science worksheet introduces students to two types of plant roots: tap roots and diffuse roots. Through a short reading passage and fill-in-the-blank questions with a word bank, students explore how different root systems help plants survive in different environments—tap roots reaching deep for water, diffuse roots spreading wide for stability. Useful for plant-biology units or independent science work.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Plants
Grade Level:
4th – 6th Grades
Updated July 2026

Word Bank

  • diffuse root: a type of shallow root that spreads out fartap root: a type of root is long and extend deep into the ground

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