Stem: Structure and Modifications
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.
Important Questions on Stem: Structure and Modifications
The most reduced form of the stem is found in

How do trailer differ from runner ?

How do trailers differ from creepers ?

Explain the three different types of trailers with an example ?

What is the function of a stem ?

What is trailer stem ?

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

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

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

What is a cladophyll?

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

Explain the function of node of the stem

Define the node of the stem.

The node of the stem bears only flowers.

Rhizome is the modification of _____ the plant.

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

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

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

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

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