Question 38
Reproduction in PlantsThe tuber of cassava is NOT a stem tuber because it
- A.is distended with food reserve
- B.has an aerial shoot portion
- C.has other structures that could be called roots
- D.lacks axillary buds
- E.has a bark over its stored food.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (lacks axillary buds)
Explanation
Stem tubers such as yam and Irish potato have buds (eyes) at nodes. The cassava tuber has no buds, which shows it is a swollen root.