Undergroung stems are parts of plants which helps it to reproduce. It stores food for the plant and MUST be underground. Also, it usually has buds on it as there is where new plants grow from. But then again, that is also a totally different story.
Roota are a part of the root system. They anchor the plant and absorb minerals and water. There are two types of roots Tap roots(fat) , fibrous roots(thin). There is 1 big root called a Dicot root. They are covered in an epidermis, thin layer of skin and have root hairs that aid in the absorption of water. Also there isn't such a thing as underground stems roots.
1) Perennation- to tied over unfavourable period.
2) Storage of food- food stored is edible.
3) Vegetative reproduction- new plants are being produced from underground stem.
roots and stems
Potatoes, garlic and onion are stems that grow underground which we know best. Yam and ginger are also examples of stems that grow underground. Rhizome, tuber, bulb and corm are other examples of underground stems that are not known by many people.
why are underground stems usually swollen? why are underground stems usually swollen?
Potatoes are tuberous stems.
ginger is called an underground stem or a rhizome because it looks and acts like a root but it is different from a root because it usually grows horizontally. Rhizomes usually produce aerial stems and underground roots from these buds.
roots and stems
TurnipTurnip is a bulbA bulb is an underground stem
The potato reproduces by underground stems or roots (I think)
roots and stems
Potatoes, garlic and onion are stems that grow underground which we know best. Yam and ginger are also examples of stems that grow underground. Rhizome, tuber, bulb and corm are other examples of underground stems that are not known by many people.
Carrot stems grow underground, and weat stems grow underground.
Carrot stems grow underground, and weat stems grow underground.
Syrup of ipecac is made from the dried roots and rhizomes (underground stems) of Cephaelis ipecacuanha.
leaves roots and stems are part of a tree
Leaves, roots, and stems.
3 examples of organs in a plant are:StigmaStamenOva
Pith and cortex are the storage tissues in roots and stems