1. A basket of vegetables contains carrot, potato, radish and tomato. Which of them represents the correct homologous structures? (a) Carrot and potato (b) Carrot and tomato (c) Radish and carrot (d) Radish and potato Soln:

The answer is (c) Radish and carrot

Explanation:

Homologous structures have a common origin. Among the given options, carrot and radish are the modified roots that store food, potato is a modified stem and tomato is a fruit. Hence, carrot and radish are examples of homologous structures.