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What is the thick part an underground stem called such as a potato?
A tuber.
What is the thick fat part of an underground stem called such as a potato?
That is called a tuber.
Potato is which part of the plant-?
The part of the potato plant we eat is called the tuber, which is actually an enlarged underground stem.
Which of these is a modified underground stem radish carrot sweet potato potato?
potato
Potato is a stem or root?
Potatoes are considered stems and not roots, because they are the part of the stem of the plant that grows underground, it's the part of the stem that thickens and accumulate starch.
Do potatoes propagate?
Sweet potato is a type of potato but it is not like potato produce by underground stem but by storage root
What are examples of edible underground stems?
ginger , turmeric, potato are different examples of underground stem buds.
Where does a potato bud get its food?
It gets its roots from the underground stem of its parent plant.
Though often referred to as a root crop the potato is actually a?
modified underground stem
Is a potato a root?
Though potatoes grow underground, they are actually modified underground stems and NOT roots. To understand how a stem differs from root, take stem of any plant, you can see lateral buds and leaves growing out of the stem at some points called nodes. The regions between two successive nodes is called internodes. Internodes provide height to the plant. Unlike stems and branches, roots don't have a node/internode pattern of construction. In a potato tuber also, there are small depressions or eyes, which are actually nodes. They contain buds from where new potato plants can grow. When these buds are exposed to warm and moist conditions, they start sprouting. You can actually plant these sprouted potatoes in ground and soon they will grow into plants. If you dig potato plants, you can clearly see that potatoes tubers are connected to the stem using stolons. Root system is separate from the stolons. I have made a complete video explaining this on my educational channel - The Science Girl, you can check that for thorough understanding.
Can sweet potato be grown from underground stems?
No, we just discussed this in our bio class its actually a tuberous root, not to be confused with the term tuber. Potatoes on the other hand are stems, but there is a difference.
What is the underground stem of an onion called?
a bulb
