They're Growing Up So Fast

Today is March 25 and three of my baby plants have sprouted and are growing strong. Two of my corn plants  and one of my carrots are racing to reach their full potential. One of the corn plants is stuck under soil though still, poor little guy. 

The structure of my baby plants include: root hairs, nodes, internodes, primary roots, lateral roots, leaves, tap roots, adventitious roots, cuticles, dermal tissue systems, cotyledons, coleoptiles, buds, and terminal buds. The structures have the following functions:

Root Hairs: Hairlike outgrowths of the roots that absorb water and minerals from the soil. They are tubular extensions of the epidermis that greatly increase the surface area of the roots. 

Nodes: Part of the stem that bears the leaf. 

Internodes: Part of the plant between two nodes. 

Primary Roots: The first root produced by a germinating seed that develops from the radicle of the embryo. 

Lateral Roots: Roots that extend horizontally from the primary root to support the plant and grip onto the soil. 

Leaves: Expanded, green organs of the plant produced by the stem. The main photosynthetic organ of the vascular plants. 

Tap Roots: The main vertical root that develops from the embryotic root and gives rise to lateral roots. This is not found in monocots. 

Adventitious Roots: Smaller lateral roots that grow from the tap root. 

Cuticles: A waxy covering on the surface of stems and leaves to prevent desiccation in terrestrial plants.

Dermal Tissue: The outer protective covering of plants. 

Cotyledons: The seed leaf of an angiosperm embryo. 

Coleoptiles: The covering of the young shoot of the embryo.

Buds: The small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of the plant. 

Terminal Buds: The dominant bud.