A Friend Who Is Not a Biologist Tells You That

question 9

Multiple Choice

A friend who is not a biologist tells you that she grows irises from iris roots.You explain to her that the "root" she is planting is not a root, but instead is called a rhizome."Why?" she asked.You explain:

• A)"A root grows vertically, not horizontally."
• B)"A rhizome has nodes and internodes and is really a modified stem that can exist underground."
• C)"A root stores nutrients, but rhizomes are underground stems that do not store nutrients."
• D)"A rhizome, although a modified stem, acts as a root does.In other words a rhizome is a stem-root combination."

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