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Justify the following statements on the basis of external features: |
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Answer» (i) Underground parts of a plant are not always roots. In some plants, stems are also underground for some additional purpose; like food storage and vegetative propagation. Presence of scaly leaves on potato and ginger shows that they are not roots rather stems. (ii) Flower is a modified shoot. Flower comes out of stem hence it is a shoot. It serves the special purpose of sexual reproduction. Hence, flower is called a modified shoot. |
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