Question

Megha and Farheen were performing an experiment on plant reproduction. They both placed a potato in the soil and observed the changes after a few days. Which of the following will they observe?

• A. Young shoots will rise from the potato.
• B. Both A and B
• C. Young roots will rise from the potato.
• D. Potato will increase in number.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

• A potato tuber has many buds (called eyes) on its body which appear like scars.
• When a potato tuber is planted in the soil, then all the buds of the potato tuber start growing to produce new potato plants. Thus, one old potato tuber can produce many new potato plants.
  
• So, after few days from when Megha and Farheen placed a potato in the soil, small young roots and shoots will start arising from the eyes.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.