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Question:

Sweet potato is a modified: Tap root, Stem, Rhizome, Adventitious root

Tap root

Stem

Rhizome

Adventitious root

Solution:

Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are modified adventitious roots. They are swollen and contain high amount of starch. Other examples of modified adventitious roots include cassava, dahlia. Thus, the correct answer is option D.