NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -rhizome, also called creeping rootstalk, horizontal underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant. Rhizomes are used to store starches and proteins and enable plants to perennate (survive an annual unfavourable season) underground.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rhizome. The stem of the fern plant. This may creep along or under the ground or even up a tree (a creeping rhizome), it may grow into a short or tall trunk (a vertical rhizome), or it may be a solid mass that gives rise to a tuft of fronds (an erect rhizome). Very often, the rhizome grows underground.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. The tubers are also underground parts, which may either be modified roots or stems.

Detailed explanation-4: -The stem of a fern is referred to as the rhizome. A fern can be thought of as an erect plant that is laying on its side. The rhizome develops horizontally beneath the surface of the soil. Some rhizomes elevate closer to the surface level of the ground at the tip.

Detailed explanation-5: -rhizome. noun. rhi·zome ˈrī-ˌzōm. : a rootlike, often thickened, and usually horizontal underground plant stem that produces shoots above and roots below.