Why are radishes, carrots, beetroots, and sweet potatoes thick, fleshy and bulging? Which part of the plant do they form?

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Solution

Radishes, carrots and sweet potatoes are thick, fleshy and bulging to enable them to store food. They form the roots of the plant.

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