The 'eyes' of the potato tuber are

axillary buds

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root buds

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flower buds

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shoot buds

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Solution

The correct option is A
axillary buds

Underground stems of some plants are modified to store food in them. The tuber has all the parts of a normal stem, including nodes and internodes. The “eyes” of a potato are axillary buds formed in the axils of scalelike leaves.

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	Column I		Column II
A.	Vegetative buds	i.	Buds develop in axils of leaves
B.	Floral buds	ii.	Buds produce leafy shoots
C.	Axillary buds	iii.	Reproductive buds that produce flowers
D.	Accessory	iv	Additional buds borne at leaf bases