BIOLOGY
JAMB 2006 - Question 42
Biology 2006 JAMB Past Questions - Question 42: Grasses recover quickly from bush fires savanna because of their
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Explanation
APerennating organs are organs that survive dryseason and annual burning and so grow again when the rain returns. Perennating organs in grasses are underground stems suchas rhizomes, stolons and seeds of the previous harvest that are in the soil. Succulentstems are stems of desert plants that are chiorcphyllous, photosynthetic,.store water and are covered by thick cuticle.

