Question

Potatoes are specialized stems that store food for potato plants. Which main tissue would you expect to primarily make up a potato?

Answer 1

Ground...............

Answer 2

The tissue that stores food in potatoes is a type of Ground tissue.

This ground tissue is known as :

Parenchyma tissue.

Apart from food storage, parenchyma tissue also have other important functions in the plant.

These functions include :

1) Perform Photosynthesis

2) They facilitate healing and tissue regeneration.