Question

From which part of the plant is turmeric, a commonly-used colorant and antiseptic, obtained?
1. Fruit
2. Stem
3. Flower
4. Root

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Stem

The Correct answer is stem.

• Turmeric is obtained from the stem part of the plant.

• Turmeric is the rhizome or underground stem of a ginger-like plant. 
• The plant is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
• Turmeric powder has a warm, bitter, black pepper-like flavour and earthy like aroma.
• It is used for hay fever, depression, high cholesterol, a type of liver disease, and itching.

• A stem is one of the main structural axes of a vascular plant and it supports leaves, flowers and fruits, transports water.
• A flower is a reproductive structure found in flowering plants.
• The main function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction usually by providing a mechanism for the sperm with eggs.
• The roots are the organs of a plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster.