SCIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It lacks chlorophyll
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It stores food material
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It has nodes and Internodes
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It grows horizontally in the soil
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ginger is a stem and not a root because it has nodes and internodes. It is a rhizome, an underground modification of the stem. The rhizome is a branched, prostrate, horizontally growing stem having nodes and internodes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Ginger is a stem that can be differentiated from a root because it has nodes and internodes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ginger is a modified stem growing underground forming the structure called rhizome. It has nodes and internodes since it is a modified form of stem. It also has scaly leaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ginger is an underground stem and not root because it has nodes and internodes and not because it lacks chlorophyll, it stores food and had vessels and xylem. Thus, the correct answer is option C.
Detailed explanation-5: -Technically, ginger is a modified plant stem known as a rhizome, which is the name given to an underground stem that grows horizontally, just below the soil surface. The rhizome can send out both roots and shoots and is used by the plant to store food energy.