Match the following terms and definitions.

1. bulb

horizontal stem at or just beneath the surface of the ground which can produce aerial stems and roots

2. corm

a central bit of fleshy stem tissue surrounded by enlarged leaf bases

3. rhizome

stem of a plant that periodically produces new stems, leaves, and roots

4. stolon

a solid, enlarged underground stem used for food storage and asexual reproduction

5. tuber

fleshy, enlarged stem of a rhizome or stolon

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Biology

Cara Huynh

4 May, 14:50

Match the following terms and definitions.

1. bulb

horizontal stem at or just beneath the surface of the ground which can produce aerial stems and roots

2. corm

a central bit of fleshy stem tissue surrounded by enlarged leaf bases

3. rhizome

stem of a plant that periodically produces new stems, leaves, and roots

4. stolon

a solid, enlarged underground stem used for food storage and asexual reproduction

5. tuber

fleshy, enlarged stem of a rhizome or stolon

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1) bulb = b) a central bit of fleshy stem tissue surrounded by enlarged leaf bases

2) corm = d) a solid, enlarged underground stem used for food storage and asexual reproduction

3) rhizome = a) horizontal stem at or just beneath the surface of the ground which can produce aerial stems and roots

4) stolon = c) stem of a plant that periodically produces new stems, leaves, and roots5) tuber = e) fleshy, enlarged stem of a rhizome or stolon