Stems That Grow Along the Soil Surface Asexually Forming New

Question

Stems that grow along the soil surface asexually forming new plants at their nodes are
A) tubers.
B) tendrils.
C) rhizomes.
D) rhizoids.
E) stolons.

Accepted Answer

Stolons are horizontal stems that grow above the soil surface, producing new plants at their nodes. Tubers are modified underground stems, tendrils are thin, coiling structures that help plants climb and support themselves, rhizomes are horizontal underground stems that typically grow horizontally and mostly in perennial plants, and rhizoids are thread-like structures that anchor nonvascular plants to a substrate.