0
Because the part that turn into the potato is a structure off the stem of the plant. You can see this for yourself because the "eyes" of the potato tuber are stem side shoots.
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoBecause it grows under the ground.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
Specify whether root or stem of a potato is edible?
Stem tuber of the potato plant is edible
Which of these is a modified underground stem radish carrot sweet potato potato?
potato
What type of stem is a potato?
tuber
Where does the potato store its food?
in its stem
Where does potato store its food?
Stem
What is the specialized roots of sweet potato?
answer.com feels that sugarcane is a stem of a plant
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.
How do you tell whether it is a root or a stem eg carrot potato sweet potato?
It's hard to tell. it's best to just memorize these things- carrot is a root, sweet potato is a root, potato is a stem, etc.
Is sweet potato a soft stem?
yes
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 will happen to a potato when 1 cm of its stem had been cut?
The potato will become smaller
