AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

STEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Specialized stem that has a tip that is swollen with stored food
A
lenticel
B
internode
C
bud scale
D
tuber
E
bud scale scar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bulbils are axillary buds that have become fleshy and rounded due to storage of food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of food-storing stems include such specialized forms as tubers, rhizomes, and corms and the woody stems of trees and shrubs. Water storage is developed to a high degree in the stems of cacti, and all green stems are capable of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tips of the underground stem in potato plants become swollen due to the accumulation of food. The potato is a tuber that helps in the storage of food and bears eyes on it.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Expert-Verified Answer The general name of the underground stems like the stem X is known as a tuber. b). An example of X is potato. c).

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