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The thick part of an underground stem like a potato is called a tuber. Tuber is a storage organ that stores nutrients and energy for the plant to use for growth and reproduction.
A carrot is the root, just like a potato or onion.
The cassava plant has a trefoil leaf where the three leaflets share a common stem.
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.
why are underground stems usually swollen? why are underground stems usually swollen?
cassava,sweet potato
Yes, cassava is a tuber. Also known as tapioca, and yucca root.
Yes, ginger is a tuber.
tuber
The tuber family is actually a part of the plant family. The characteristics of the tuber family is that they were grown underground & it has swollen underground stem. Potatoes, yam & sweet potatoes etc. are from the tuber family because they were grown underground & it has swollen underground stem.
Similarities Between Stem Tuber and Root Tuber Stem tuber and root tuber are two types of geophytes. Both are underground swollen structures of plants. They store water and nutrients. They anchor plant bodies to the soil.
A tuber is a fleshy underground stem, it is the 'container' of reproduction and food storage. It bears buds from which a new plant will germinate. Such as potatoes for example
The thick part of an underground stem like a potato is called a tuber. Tuber is a storage organ that stores nutrients and energy for the plant to use for growth and reproduction.
Cassava products are the products produced from cassava, a kind of tuber, which is a staple in some African countries. Most Asian countries also use these products. The common products from cassava are cassava paste (steamed or unsteamed), cassava chips and flour, cassava granules (steamed or toasted), and the fresh roots of cassava. Other products produced from cassava are casava breads,alcohol,starch,pudding etc.
A carrot is the root, just like a potato or onion.
The cassava plant has a trefoil leaf where the three leaflets share a common stem.
Stem tuber of the potato plant is edible