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Section B22. You are given a potato, sweet potato, pea tendril and spinach. Which two areanalogous structures and why?

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Analogous structures have similar functions but are different in their structural

details and origin. Analogous structures indicate different ancestry. From the

given plants, potato and sweet potato are analogous structures. They perform

similar function but have different origins. Potato is a modified stem meant for

the storage of food. Sweet potato is a modified root also meant for the storage

of food. Therefore, potato and sweet potato are analogous structures in plants.



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