Which of the following statements about a root cap is false ?

A) It protects the delicate root apical meristem.
B) It secretes lubricating polysaccharides.
C) It orients the root that it grows downward.
D) It loses cells during root growth.
E) It absorbs nutrients.

Root Cap

A protective structure located at the tip of a plant root, that guards the growing tip as it penetrates the soil.

Root Apical Meristem

The region at the tip of a plant root consisting of undifferentiated cells capable of division and growth, leading to root elongation.

Polysaccharides

Large carbohydrate molecules composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages.