Question

the edible part of sweet potato is

Answer 1

Adventitious tuberous roots

Answer 2

The edible part of sweet potato is adventitious fleshy root.

Explanation:

1. The adventitious root which is edible is also often referred to as tuberous root.

2. These roots have the function to store food in large quantities in them. And due to this reason, these adventitious roots becomes very thick and are a kind of fleshy type.

3. These roots generally occur singly and do not occur any kind of shape.

4. The foods that are stored in these roots are generally in the form of starch.

5. In potato, the edible part is the stem. And, roots are the edible portion of sweet potato. Since both the structures perform or has the same kind of function, that is, storing food, these are often called as analogous organs.

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