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Potatoes are considered stems and not roots, because they are the part of the stem of the plant that grows underground, it's the part of the stem that thickens and accumulate starch.
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Is carrot an underground modified stem?
A carrot is the root, just like a potato or onion.
What are the differences between root and stem tubers?
A stem tuber has axial buds. Such as "eyes" on a potato.
Beat root is a stem or root?
stem
Is a sprout a stem or a root?
A root. There are turnips and turnip greens the greens is the stem.
Is water chestnut a stem or a root?
Its a stem.
Is sweet potato a root or stem?
root
How do you tell whether it is a root or a stem eg carrot potato sweet potato?
It's hard to tell. it's best to just memorize these things- carrot is a root, sweet potato is a root, potato is a stem, etc.
Specify whether root or stem of a potato is edible?
Stem tuber of the potato plant is edible
Is the Irish potato a root or a stem?
u ppl are dumbasses
Is carrot an underground modified stem?
A carrot is the root, just like a potato or onion.
Do potatoes propagate?
Sweet potato is a type of potato but it is not like potato produce by underground stem but by storage root
What difference between sweet potato and potato by images?
Sweet potato is root modification and potato is stem modification both are the example for analogy
What is the specialized roots of sweet potato?
answer.com feels that sugarcane is a stem of a plant
What are the differences between root and stem tubers?
A stem tuber has axial buds. Such as "eyes" on a potato.
Which part of the potato plant when eating?
stem Think this may be wrong think it is called the tuber.
Though often referred to as a root crop the potato is actually a?
modified underground stem
Is potato a stem vegetable?
Whoever said that a potato is a root just because it is below ground was making that up and doesn't know what they are talking about. A potato is just a thickened stem that is underground. As to why it is a root, does anyone care to elaborate? Please only answer if you actually know.
