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Justify the following statements on the basis of external features :
(i) Underground parts of a plant are not always roots.
(ii) Flower is a modified/shoot.

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(i) Underground parts of a plant are not always roots : In some plants stems remain underground to carry out some additional functions, like food storage and vegetative propagation. For example : Potatoes are modified form of underground stem.
(ii) Flower is a modified shoot : When the stem takes on the role of general reproduction it is modifed into a flower. That is why flower is often called a modified shoot.
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