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The bulb stores all the energy needed to live through the cold of the winter. Think of it like storing fat for the winter. When it's ready to grow again the next season it uses that energy to regrow and set seed.
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Is a leek a stem or a root?
An onion, strictly speaking, is a 'bulb' and is a stem.
What is a pungent bulb?
Onion
Why doesn't the onion bulb contain chloroplast?
Because onion bulb develops underground and it is meant for food storage to overcome adverse environmental conditions. The skin of the bulb need not loose water and take part in gaseous exchange. Therefore, it does not have guard cells and stomata.
Why is there no chloroplast in the onion bulb?
Chloroplast is found in parts of plants exposed to sunlight, where it is used in photosynthesis. Onion bulbs are not normally exposed to sunlight, so there is no need for chloroplasts in the bulb.
Why do onion cells do not have chloroplast?
Onion cells do not have chloroplasts because the onion is underground where there is no light. Without light chloroplasts have no purpose, so onion cells just don't have them.
Does an onion bulb have an apical bud?
Yes, An onion bulb does have an apical bud.If you cut an onion in half, you will see it in the center of the bulb
Is onion a stm or a root?
The onion is a bulb.
Is a leek a stem or a root?
An onion, strictly speaking, is a 'bulb' and is a stem.
Is green onion a stem or bulb?
its a bulb
Is an onion bulb an organelle or an organ system or a tissue or a cell or an organism?
No an onion bulb is an organism
What is the function of an onion bulb's bulb scales?
It stores the food for the onion itself.. :))Hope it helps:))))
Potato and radishes grow underground which other bulb and root do we get plant?
Bulb- onion, garlic, spring onion. Root - carrot, turnip,
Is the tulip bulb related to an onion?
Yes, the mommy onion had twins. One stayed an onion, the other evolved to a tulip bulb.
Is onion bulb a tissue?
An onion bulb is made up of several layers. Cutting an onion in half, from the top to the root, will reveal the various layers.
Did onion has chloroplast?
Onion leaves have chloroplast but not the vegetable(bulb)....
Shoot of an onion?
a bulb
What is a pungent bulb?
Onion
