AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -rhizome, also called creeping rootstalk, horizontal underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant. Rhizomes are used to store starches and proteins and enable plants to perennate (survive an annual unfavourable season) underground.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rhizomes are underground stems that are present on the soil surface which develop shoots and roots from their nodes. Rhizomes grow horizontally and cultivate shoots that grow upright from the ground. The portions of rhizome with at least one node will develop into a new plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rhizomes are underground stems which grow beneath the surface of soil; they are frequently fleshy and serve as organs of food storage. Sometimes the rhizomes are condensed into solid swollen forms which are then known as corms. The tubers are also underground parts, which may either be modified roots or stems.

Detailed explanation-4: -A rhizome is the main stem of the plant that runs underground horizontally. A stolon is similar to a rhizome, but a stolon sprouts from an existing stem, has long internodes, and generates new shoots at the end, such as in the strawberry plant.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rhizomes are plant stems that grow horizontally under or along the ground from roots and shoots.