2007-04-03 23:58:26 · 6 answers · asked by shelina k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
1) Sweet Potato - It ia an under ground ROOT that stores starch. The scientific name of the plant is Ipomoea batatas . It is from Solanaceae family.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ipomoea_batatasL_ja01.jpg
2) Potato - It is an under ground tip of a STEM branch that stores starch. The scentific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum and family is Solanaceae. That makes the two plants close relatives. Only food storage organs are different.
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http://www.uga.edu/vegetable/plantdraw3.jpg
http://www.apsnet.org/education/IllustratedGlossary/PhotosA-D/axillarybud.jpg
2007-04-04 02:02:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a root. In Australia they were called yams, until we adopted a bit of 'Americanism' into our language.
2007-04-04 07:05:27 · answer #2 · answered by jenna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are fruits grow underground, undergrond stem as I know
2007-04-04 07:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by Genetikçi 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its an underground stem
2007-04-04 07:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by khawaja253 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a root
2007-04-04 07:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by dlin333 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
root that is why potatoes are called tubers
2007-04-04 07:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by nic h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋