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Standard XII
Biology
Question

Sweet potato is a modified:
  1. Tap root
  2. Stem
  3. Rhizome
  4. Adventitious root

A
Tap root
B
Stem
C
Rhizome
D
Adventitious root
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Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are modified adventitious roots. They are swollen and contain high amount of starch. Other examples of modified adventitious roots include cassava, dahlia.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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