Stem: Structure and Modifications

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Stem: Structure and Modifications: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as function of stem, shoot system, nodes of a stem, internodes of a stem and modification of stem.

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The most reduced form of the stem is found in

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How do trailer differ from runner ?

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How do trailers differ from creepers ?

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Explain the three different types of trailers with an example ?

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What is the function of a stem ?

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In Ruscus, leaf like structure that arises in the axil of scale leaf is 

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The given structures are aerial green stems or branches of limited growth present in desert plants.

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A flattened fleshy needle like structure in Asparagus is called _____.

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_____ (node/meristematic) is the region of the plant where the leaves are born.

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Explain the function of node of the stem

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Define the node of the stem.

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The node of the stem bears only flowers.

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Rhizome is the modification of _____ the plant.

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The shoot system of the plant develops from the radicle of the embryo.

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Which among the following is not a part of the shoot system?

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Which part of the seed give rise to the shoot system?

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The portions between two nodes that contribute to the height of the plant are called _____.

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Internodes are points on plants where the buds, leaves, and branching twigs originate.