FORESTRY
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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What is the most common specialized stem used for food?
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Tuber
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Fibrous
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Hairy
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Branch
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of a stem tuber include leafy plants, high starch content, and a tendency to grow near the soil’s surface. Common examples edible of tubers include potatoes, jicama, sunchokes, and yams.
Detailed explanation-2: -Potatoes grow from the stems of the potato plant and are therefore stem tubers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tubers are modified stems that may store starch, as seen in the potato. Tubers arise as swollen ends of stolons, and contain many adventitious or unusual buds (familiar to us as the “eyes” on potatoes).
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