Activity 8.5
- Take a potato and observe its surface. Can notches be seen?
- Cut the potato into small pieces such that some pieces contain a notch or bud and some do not.
- Spread some cotton on a tray and wet it. Place the potato pieces on this cotton. Note where the pieces with the buds are placed.
- Observe changes taking place in these potato pieces over the next few days. Make sure that the cotton is kept moistened.
Observation:
The potato pieces having buds gradually grows and develops.
But there is no growth and development in potato pieces without buds.
- Which are the potato pieces that give rise to fresh green shoots and roots?
Answer:
The pieces with buds give rise to fresh green shoots and roots.
