Question

Potato is a stem and sweet potato is a root. Justify the statement.

Answer 1

Potato:

1. Solanum tuberosum is the scientific name for potato.
2. It's an annual plant in the nightshade family.
3. The tuber is modified for the storage of food.
4. Potato grows on the underground stem.
5. This stem is known as stolon.
6. A potato is classified as a stem.
7. Because it has many nodes known as eyes.
8. The space between each eye is internodes.
9. The potato eye grows into a shoot and a new plant.
10. Hence, it is a vegetable with a stem.

Sweet potato:

1. Sweet potato's scientific name is Ipomea batatas.
2. It is a member of the morning glory family.
3. Tuberous roots are adventitious root modifications found in these plants.
4. The roots swell into tubers and store starch food.
5. These are mineral and antioxidant-rich and have medicinal properties.
6. So, it is a root vegetable.