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Give one example of analogy in plants.


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Analogy:

  1. Analogy refers to the study of analogous organs.
  2. Analogous organs are organs that have different morphological structures but perform the same function.

Example of analogy in plants:

  1. An example of analogy in plants is potato and sweet potato.
  2. Potato is a stem while the sweet potato is a root.
  3. The stem in potato and root in sweet potato, both have the function of storing food and nutrients. Hence, are analogous.

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