LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What plant is an example of a tuber?
A
Spider plant
B
Geranium
C
Irish potato
D
Onion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Potato tubers are the subterranean swollen, starchy tubers of the potato plant (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction. n Irish potato is an edible tuber from the Solanum tuberosum plant, which is actually native to South America, not Ireland.

Detailed explanation-3: -An example of a tuber plant is the potato. In potato plants, the stem organ is enlarged to form potatoes, which are the fleshy tuber filled with starch.

Detailed explanation-4: -tuberosum, with plants perennial, from tubers, without aromatic, glandular hairs, anthers dehiscing by terminal pores, and berry 2–4 cm in diameter).

Detailed explanation-5: -Tubers are usually high in starch. Examples are kūmara, potatoes, (storage root), yam, taro, Jerusalem artichoke and ulluco.

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