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Potatoes are specialized stems that store food for potato plants. Which main tissue would you expect to primarily make up a potato?
ground
dermal
vascular
phloem

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
ground

Potato tubers are modified stems made mostly of ground tissue (storage parenchyma) that accumulate starch. Dermal tissue covers surfaces; vascular tissue (xylem/phloem) transports fluids, and phloem is just one part of the vascular system.