Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 345
Question: An underground specialised shoot with reduced disc like stem covered by fleshy leaves is [APMEE 1996; JKCMEE 2000]
Options:
A) Bulb
B) Bulbil
C) Rhizome
D) Rhizophore
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
In bulb the stem is highly reduced and can be seen only as a disc like structure.
On this disc are present numerous fleshy scaly leaves covering a central terminal bud.
Both the disc and scaly leaves collectively are called bulb.
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