MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

T.S. of Monocot Stem

Underground s...

Question

Underground stem is rhizome in plant

A

Allium

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

B

Scilla

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

C

Lilium

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

Gloriosa

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is D Gloriosa
Gloriosa is a perennial herb growing from a fleshy rhizome. It climbs using tendrils. The plant propagates vegetatively by dividing the rhizome
So, the correct answer is 'Gloriosa'

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Rhizome of ginger is like the roots of other plants that, grows underground. Despite this fact ginger is a stem and not a root. Justify.

Q. Which of the following statements are correct?

(i) If the stem is jointed with solid nodes and hollow intemodes, it is called caudex.
(ii) In Tridax, the stem is decumbent.
(iii) Corm is a condensed form of rhizome growing more or less in vertical direction.
(iv) Sucker is an underground modificaton of stem.
(v) Biparous type of cymose branching is seen in Saraca.

Q. Choose the correct options.

A.	Bulb	Aerial	Onion
B.	Bulbil	Aerial	Agave
C.	Offset	Underground	Water Hyacinth
D.	Rhizome	Underground	Ginger

Q. Some plants have rhizome and roots as underground structures. Which of the following characteristics of rhizome would distinguish them from roots?

Q. Rhizome of ginger is a modification of stem because

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Anatomy of Dicots and Monocots

BIOLOGY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

T.S. of Monocot Stem

Standard XII Biology

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon