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Neither. A potato is a plant with the potato in the ground under a green top.
A potato is a plant cell. It is a type of vegetable that grows beneath the ground as part of the potato plant. The cells in a potato contain cell structures typical of plant cells, such as a cell wall and chloroplasts.
A potato that is boiled, peeled then deep fryed
The Disaccharide Sucrose found in a potato plant is in the flesh of the potato. The potato is nearly 100% starch and carbohydrates that produce sugars in the body.
Yes, you can plant a potato to grow a new plant. Potatoes have "eyes" or growth nodes from which new shoots will emerge. Planting a whole potato or a piece with an eye can both be used to grow a new potato plant.
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The part of the potato plant we eat is called the tuber, which is actually an enlarged underground stem.
If you want to plant potatoes, you would not want "seed" you would want seed potatoes. If you look at a potato , you will see what are called eyes, which are actually sprouts. Cut the potato into 1/4 sections, having several eyes on each section. Plant this and with ample moisture, it will sprout. Plant approx. 3" deep. If you leave one in the bag, too long, it can also sprout, but will not make potatoes. potatoes are a tuber, and new potatoes will form on the root system in the ground. ( nodules)
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It is a common misconception that potatoes are roots. They are actually tubers, and thus potatoes are a part of the potato plant. They are not the roots of any plant.
In rhizomes - i.e the 'root ginger' part of the ginger plant, and the 'potato' part of the potato plant. Howeve the potato is a tuber, not a rhizome.
Yes, a potato is where the potato plant has stored it energy to produce a new potato plant in the next growing season. A potato is therefore an energy store and when you eat a potato this energy enters your body and you use it to heat your blood and to give you the power to move around.