NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The edible stalks of plants when the stalk/stem is the main part of the vegetable. Examples are celery, asparagus, kohlrabi, rhubarb and turmeric.

Detailed explanation-2: -Celery stalks are the petioles (“stalks”) of compound leaves. They are not stems, in spite of widespread misrepresentation in elementary school lesson plans. They may look like stems to some people because they are thick and fleshy and have prominent veins running lengthwise through them.

Detailed explanation-3: -So, celery sticks and ribs are not stems. They are part of the leaf, in fact, they are the leaf stalk, which is also called petiole. There are other ways to determine this too.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s simply a different part of the celery plant (Apium graveolens)-celeriac is the root, while celery is the stem.

Detailed explanation-5: -When we eat a piece of celery, we are eating the stem, or petiole of the plant.