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
Hints & Solutions
(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.
