Question

potato and sweet potato both are tuberous and underground. why is than one said to be modified stem and other as modified root? give reason in support of your answer

Answer 1

because potato is grown from its stem and sweet potato is grown from its root

Answer 2

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Potato is the underground part of the stem that has thickened. This part of the stem is called a tuber. ... Whereas,Sweet potato is a root tuber because these are adventitious roots that become thick and fleshy due to storage of food and are swollen without any definite shape.