Question

58. Match the following
A Sweet potato
B Potato
i Stem
ii Bulb
C Onion
iii Root
iv Graft
D Scion
11
A B C D
(a) iii
iv
(b) i
ii
(c) iii
iv
(d) ii i
iii
111
iv
11
iv​

Answer 1

=> Sweet potato ---- root

Potato ---- stem

Onion ---- bulb

Scion ---- graft

=> Adventious roots of Sweet Potato get swollen and store food. It is an example of root modification for storage.

=> Underground stems of Potato are modified to store food.

=> Bulbs function as food storage organs in onion.

=> A piece of young stem which is inserted into a root stock is called scion. Used in grafting.