Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 9

9. An example of edible underground stem is:

(a) Carrot

(b) Groundnut

(c) Sweet potato

(d) Potato

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Answer : d

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(d) Potato is an example of edible underground stem.

  • It is differentiated into nodes and internodes. The ’eyes’ on potato tuber indicate axillary buds at the nodes.
  • It bears scaly leaves. The leaves do not store food.
  • Axillary buds arise at the nodes.
  • It does not bear roots.