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Identify the correct statement regarding the given diagram.

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It is a root tuber rich in starch.

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Small plants emerge from “eyes”.

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Eyes are scars left by insect bite.

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It is a fruit that is used as a vegetable.

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Solution

The correct option is B
Small plants emerge from “eyes”.

Potato is a stem tuber that stores starch and also helps in vegetative propagation. The eyes present on the tuber possess buds which produce plantlets.

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