What is the primary structural difference between a bulb and a corm?
Bulbs are composed of fleshy leaves, while corms are composed almost entirely of stem tissue
In an Irish potato plant, tubers are formed at the tips of which specialized stems?
Stolons
What is a stolon?
Specialized horizontal stem that grows along ground to propagate an organism
Despite their root-like appearance, what feature confirms that rhizomes are a type of stem?
Presence of scale-like leaves and axillary buds at nodes
What is a rhizome?
A horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals
Which of the following describes a key distinction between runners and rhizomes?
Runners grow above ground, rhizomes grow below ground
A cladophyll, found in plants like asparagus and butcher’s broom, is a modified stem that has become:
Flattened and leaf-like in appearance
The “eyes” of a potato are spirally arranged nodes. What does each “eye” primarily consist of?
An axillary bud in the axil of a scalelike leaf
What is the primary function of a tendril?
To cling to structures for additional support
In a strawberry plant, when are runners typically produced?
After the first flowers of the season
Which specialized stem is largely composed of starch-storing parenchyma tissue and serves as a resting stage for overwintering?
Tuber
