Which part of potato plant is used as vegetable ?

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Q: 30 (IES/2007)
Which part of potato plant is used as vegetable ?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

IES

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{'potato plant': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'vegetable': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'leaf': [13, 0, 2, 4], 'flower': [9, 0, 1, 5], 'stem': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'root': [12, 0, 4, 3]}

The correct answer is option 2: Modified stem.

In the case of a potato plant, the part that is used as a vegetable is the modified stem known as a tuber. The tuber is an underground swollen structure that grows on the roots of the potato plant. It is not the root itself that is used, but rather the swollen stem that forms the edible portion of the potato.

Option 1: Modified root is not the correct answer, as the roots of the potato plant are not used as a vegetable.

Option 3: Modified leaf is also not the correct answer, as the leaves of the potato plant are not used for consumption.

Option 4: Modified flower is not the correct answer either, as the flowers of the potato plant are not typically consumed.

Therefore, the correct choice is option 2: Modified stem, as the tuber of the potato plant is the part that is used as a vegetable.