BOTANY

BOTANY

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is not a tuber?
A
Turnip
B
Broccoli
C
Sweet potato
D
Taro
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vegetables are usually grouped according to the portion of the plant that is eaten such as leaves (lettuce), stem (celery), roots (carrot), tubers (potato), bulbs (onion) and flowers (broccoli).

Detailed explanation-2: -Salad greens (chicory, endive, escarole, lettuce, romaine, spinach, arugula, radicchio, watercress) Sprouts. Squash (cushaw, summer, crookneck, spaghetti, zucchini) Sugar snap peas. Swiss chard.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two distinct forms of broccoli: sprouting broccoli, and heading broccoli. Heading broccoli is the form most commonly grown in the U.S. It is characterized by its branching cluster of green flower buds atop a thick, green flower stalk, with smaller clusters that arise like sprouts from the stem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Root and tuber vegetables include potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, beetroot, sweetpotato and taro. They are members of a number of different vegetable families.

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