Which of these are modified stems?

Potato

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Turmeric

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Ginger

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Sugarcane

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Solution

The correct options are
A Potato
B Turmeric
C Ginger
D Sugarcane
Some plants like potato, turmeric, garlic, ginger and sugarcane store food material in the stem due to which the stem bulges in size. Generally, we think that these are all tubers or roots but they are modified stems.

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