Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 3

3. Sweet potato is homologous to

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(a) Potato

(b) Colocasia

(c) Ginger

(d) Turnip

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Answer : d

Hints & Solutions

(d) Sweet potato and turnip both are roots that become modified for special functions, the most common being the formation of tuberous roots for food storage.