Question

which one of the following is not a reproductive and storage part of a plant among yam tuber, cassava tuber,ginger rhizome and irish potato tuber

Answer 1

Among the plants listed, the ginger rhizome is primarily a reproductive organ, while the yam tuber, cassava tuber, and Irish potato tuber are both reproductive and storage parts. The ginger rhizome is not a true tuber as it's mainly for reproduction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The parts of the plants mentioned - yam tuber, cassava tuber, ginger rhizome, and Irish potato tuber - are specialized structures involved in both reproduction and storage of nutrients. In these plant structures, storages of starch and other nutrients enable the plant to survive in hostile above-ground climates by sprouting new growth when conditions improve. The exception among the options provided is the ginger rhizome, which is not a true tuber but a modified stem that can give rise to new plants; it is mainly a reproductive organ rather than a storage one. While all mentioned structures can give rise to new plants, tubers like the Irish potato additionally have a high capacity for nutrient storage, particularly starch, due to their numerous starch-storing cells called amyloplasts.

Answer 2

Ginger rhizome is not a reproductive and storage part of a plant.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Ginger rhizome is the part where the shoot and root of the developed. It is widely used for medicine and spice to the food.
• Ginger is a herbaceous perennial some false stems are made and it grows for one meter tall. Mostly tubers act as a storage part of the plant.
• Tubers have all parts that a stem has. some of the parts are nodes and internodes.
• Here, Yam tuber, Cassava tuber, and Irish potato tuber are acting as a storage part of the plant.