The rhizome differs from the root with respect to

Scale leaves at nodes and buds in axil

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Its thickness

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Green colour

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Thin roots

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The correct option is A Scale leaves at nodes and buds in axil
Rhizome is an underground stem having nodes and internodes and apical and axillary buds. While the root has a root cap, a zone of cell division, a zone of cell elongation and a zone of cell maturation. Roots do not have nodes and internodes or leaves.

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