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Q66
(CDS-I/2024)
Science & Technology › Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) › Plant anatomy physiology
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Which set of vegetables is underground stem or modified stem of a plant? (a) Potato, artichoke, round gourd (b) Onion, garlic, carrot (c) Potato, onion, garlic (d) Potato, garlic, turnip
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Explanation
Vegetables are classified by the plant part consumed. Underground stems are modified structures like tubers and bulbs that store energy. Potatoes are stem tubers [2]. Onions and garlic are classified as bulbs, which are also modified underground stem structures [2]. In contrast, carrots, turnips, and beets are true taproots [1]. Artichokes are typically consumed as flower buds, though Jerusalem artichokes are tubers [1]. Round gourds are botanical fruits [1]. Therefore, the set containing only modified stems is potato, onion, and garlic. While they grow underground, bulbs (onion/garlic) and tubers (potato) are morphologically distinct from true roots because they possess nodes, internodes, or modified leaf bases.
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- [2] http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/horticulture/Ediple%20Plant%20Parts.pdf
- [1] Science ,Class VIII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 13: Our Home: Earth, a Unique Life Sustaining Planet > Activity 13.3: Let us find out > p. 221
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