Ginger is a stem and not root because
- Ait stores food material
- Bit has nodes and internodes
- Cit grows horizontally in the soil
- Dit lacks chlorophyll
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (b) it has nodes and internodes
Explanation
Ginger is a rhizome, an underground modified stem that grows horizontally and bears distinct nodes and internodes.
The presence of nodes, internodes, scale leaves and buds is a stem feature; roots lack nodes and internodes, confirming ginger is a stem.