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Potato is a modification of underground .............. and is called .....

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**Step-by-Step Text Solution:** 1. **Identify the Plant Structure**: The potato is a part of the plant that grows underground. We need to determine what type of plant structure it is. 2. **Classify the Structure**: The potato is classified as a modification of an underground stem. Unlike roots, stems can produce buds and branches. 3. **Define the Type of Modification**: The specific type of modification that potatoes represent is known as a "tuber." Tubers are swollen, fleshy parts of the stem that serve as storage organs. ...
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MODERN PUBLICATION-MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS -QUICK MEMORY TEST ( COMPLETE THE MISSING LINKS )
  1. .............. firmly fix the plant to the soil.

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  2. Primary roots develop from the .........

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  3. The roots arising from any part of the plant other than the radicle ar...

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  4. When the root is swollen in the middle and tapers gradually at both en...

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  5. Turnip is an example of ................. root.

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  6. Sweet potato is an example of ................... tuberous root.

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  7. When the adventitious roots have swollen regions at frequent intervals...

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  8. The time taken for the development of two adjacent leaves is called .....

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  9. Trapa possesses .................. roots.

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  10. The root tip is covered by a ..............

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  11. The shoot system is developed from ............. of the embryo.

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  12. The nodes and internodes are .............in the stem.

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  13. Stem creeping on the ground, having long internodes are called ..........

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  14. A thin, spirally coiled branch, very sensitive to contact is called .....

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  15. Rhizome is a modification of underground ............

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  16. Potato is a modification of underground .............. and is called ....

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  17. Hard, straight and pointed structures present in the axil of a leaf ar...

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  18. A phylloclade with one or two internodes only is called a ...............

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  19. Plants which live for many years are called..............

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  20. The terminal bud in .............. branching becomes modified into a f...

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