Name the body part modified for food storage in the following
a. Carrot
b. Colocasia
c. Sweet potato
d. Asparagus
e. Radish
f. Potato
g. Dahlia
h. Turmeric
i. Gladiolus
j. Ginger
k. Portulaca
Name the body part modified for food storage in the following
a. Carrot
b. Colocasia
c. Sweet potato
d. Asparagus
e. Radish
f. Potato
g. Dahlia
h. Turmeric
i. Gladiolus
j. Ginger
k. Portulaca
Food storage part in carrot
Carrot plants have a tap root system. Tap root is derived from radicals and grows downwards in the form of lateral branches.
Final answer
Conical roots
Food storage part in Colocasia
Colocasia is an underground modified stem, corm. These are condensed and fleshy and store food.
Final answer
Stem (corm)
Food storage part in sweet potato
Sweet potato is a modified adventitious root tuber. These roots store food and become swollen. These do not have any definite shape.
Final answer
Adventitious tuberous root
Food storage part in Asparagus
Asparagus has a modified root for storage purposes. These are clusters of swollen tuberous roots.
Final answer:
Adventitious tuberous root
Food storage part in radish
Radish is a modified root which serves as food storing purposes.
Final answer:
Fusiform roots
Food storage part in potato
Potato is an underground modified stem which store food.
Final answer:
Stem
Food storage part in Dahlia
Dahlia has a modified root. The clusters of fleshy, adventitious, fasciculated tuberous roots have storage purposes.
Final answer
Adventitious tuberous root
Food storage part in turmeric
Turmeric plant has an underground modified stem. It is a rhizome which has food storage purposes.
Final answer
Stem (rhizome)
Food storage part in Gladiolus
Gladiolus has a modified stem (corm). These are condensed fleshy. It is a specialized underground organ with distinct nodes and internodes on the stem axis as well as enclosed by dry, scale-like leaves (tunics).
Final answer
Stem (corm)
Food storage part in ginger
Ginger is an underground modified stem. It is a rhizome which is differentiated into nodes and internodes having food storage functions.
Final answer
Stem
Food storage part in Portulaca
Portulaca has fleshy, adventitious roots which store food.
Final answer
Root
Food storage part in carrot
Carrot plants have a tap root system. Tap root is derived from radicals and grows downwards in the form of lateral branches.
Final answer
Conical roots
Food storage part in Colocasia
Colocasia is an underground modified stem, corm. These are condensed and fleshy and store food.
Final answer
Stem (corm)
Food storage part in sweet potato
Sweet potato is a modified adventitious root tuber. These roots store food and become swollen. These do not have any definite shape.
Final answer
Adventitious tuberous root
Food storage part in Asparagus
Asparagus has a modified root for storage purposes. These are clusters of swollen tuberous roots.
Final answer:
Adventitious tuberous root
Food storage part in radish
Radish is a modified root which serves as food storing purposes.
Final answer:
Fusiform roots
Food storage part in potato
Potato is an underground modified stem which store food.
Final answer:
Stem
Food storage part in Dahlia
Dahlia has a modified root. The clusters of fleshy, adventitious, fasciculated tuberous roots have storage purposes.
Final answer
Adventitious tuberous root
Food storage part in turmeric
Turmeric plant has an underground modified stem. It is a rhizome which has food storage purposes.
Final answer
Stem (rhizome)
Food storage part in Gladiolus
Gladiolus has a modified stem (corm). These are condensed fleshy. It is a specialized underground organ with distinct nodes and internodes on the stem axis as well as enclosed by dry, scale-like leaves (tunics).
Final answer
Stem (corm)
Food storage part in ginger
Ginger is an underground modified stem. It is a rhizome which is differentiated into nodes and internodes having food storage functions.
Final answer
Stem
Food storage part in Portulaca
Portulaca has fleshy, adventitious roots which store food.
Final answer
Root
