Plants such as potato, garlic and ginger are examples of ______ .

roots

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stems

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modified stems

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modified roots

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Solution

The correct option is C modified stems
Some plants such as, potato, garlic, ginger and sugarcane store food material in their stem due to which the stem bulks up in size. It is a common misconception where people think that these are all tubers or roots. Actually they are known as modified stems.

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