ii) UNDERGROUND STEM ADAPTATIONS Instruction: 1. Match the given photos with the following stem adaptations and give their scientific names 2. Describe the function of the adaptation Ginger Potato Yam Onion Rhizome: Horizontal stem that grows below ground, often near the surface of the soil Name of species: Adapted for: Tuber: Swollen stem due to the accumulation of the food Name of species: Adapted for: Corm: Resembles bulb but differ from them in being composed almost entirely of stem tissues Name of species: Adapted for: Bulb: Large and surrounded by fleshy leaves, with small stem at the lower end. Name of species: Adapted for:

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ii) UNDERGROUND STEM ADAPTATIONS
Instruction:
1. Match the given photos with the following stem adaptations and give their
scientific names
2. Describe the function of the adaptation
Ginger
Potato
Yam
Onion
Rhizome: Horizontal stem that grows below ground, often near the surface of the soil
Name of species:
Adapted for:
Tuber: Swollen stem due to the accumulation of the food Name
of species:
Adapted for:
Corm: Resembles bulb but differ from them in being composed almost entirely of
stem tissues Name of species:
Adapted for:
Bulb: Large and surrounded by fleshy leaves, with small stem at the lower end.
Name of species:
Adapted for:
Transcribed Image Text:ii) UNDERGROUND STEM ADAPTATIONS Instruction: 1. Match the given photos with the following stem adaptations and give their scientific names 2. Describe the function of the adaptation Ginger Potato Yam Onion Rhizome: Horizontal stem that grows below ground, often near the surface of the soil Name of species: Adapted for: Tuber: Swollen stem due to the accumulation of the food Name of species: Adapted for: Corm: Resembles bulb but differ from them in being composed almost entirely of stem tissues Name of species: Adapted for: Bulb: Large and surrounded by fleshy leaves, with small stem at the lower end. Name of species: Adapted for:
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