The binturong is the only Old World mammal and one of only two carnivores with a prehensile tail (the other is the kinkajou). The real meaning of the word binturong is lost now, as the local language that used it is extinct. Binturongs are also known as Asian bearcats and Malay civet cats.
A root is a part of a plant that is normally underground. Its primary functions are to anchor the plant in the ground, to absorb water and dissolved minerals and to bring these to the stem, and to store reserve foods.
18) One important difference between the anatomy of roots and the anatomy of leaves is that. A) only leaves have phloem and only roots have xylem. B) root cells have cell walls and leaf cells do not. C) a waxy cuticle covers leaves but is absent from roots. D) vascular tissue is found in roots but is absent from leaves.