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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 may bear stem like characters. Due to below given reasons, it is considered as stem not root:
(a) Presence of nodes and internodes
(b) Scaly leaves
(c) Axillary and terminal buds
e.g. Rhizome of ginger and banana, corm of Colocasia (Kachalu), Bulb of onion and garlic.
(ii) Flower is a modified shoot
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