Correct Answer:
B. Stem
Correct answer: Stem. The part of ginger we eat is a rhizome, an underground stem.
Background: Rhizomes have nodes and buds, which roots do not.
- Plant: Ginger is a plant, but the question asks which plant part it is.
- Leaf: Ginger is not a leaf.
- Root: Ginger is not a root, even though it grows underground.
Did you know? Turmeric is also a rhizome.
Memory trick: Ginger and turmeric = underground stems.