AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

ROOTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an example of a root that we eat?
A
Potato
B
Carrot
C
Brocolli
D
Beans
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Roots of plants like carrot, radish, and turnip are eaten.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taproots. Figure 11.3. 1: The carrot vegetable we eat is the taproot of a carrot plant. The large, central root (what we call a carrot) is a taproot and has many much smaller lateral roots that emerge from the sides.

Detailed explanation-3: -∙ Carrot is an example of a root vegetable.

Detailed explanation-4: -What parts of plants do you eat? Roots: Carrots, Potatoes and Onions. Flowers: Broccoli, Cauliflower Cabbage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples include bulbs (fennel, onions), corms (celery root, water chestnut), rhizomes (ginger, turmeric), tap roots (beets, carrots, parsnips), tuberous roots (sweet potatoes, yucca), and tubers (potatoes, yams).

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