'Radish' is related to 'Root' (the plant part consumed) in the same way as 'Rose' is related to which plant part?

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Flower

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
Botanical analogies often pair a plant (or product) with the specific part of the plant under discussion. A radish is botanically and culinarily identified as a root vegetable—the edible part is the root. We must find the corresponding plant part that defines a rose in common understanding.



Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Radish → root (edible organ, storage and anchorage function).
  • Rose is a flowering plant widely recognized for its blossoms.
  • The relation is 'plant → characteristic plant part'.


Concept / Approach:
We maintain equal specificity and domain. For 'radish', the salient identity is the root. For 'rose', the salient identity is the bloom, i.e., 'flower'. While roses also have thorns and fragrance, those are properties or structures, not the primary categorical plant part analogous to 'root' in the radish mapping.



Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Extract relation: plant → defining plant part.2) Validate first pair: radish → root (true).3) Identify parallel for rose: the part most characteristically identified with 'rose' is the flower.4) Choose 'Flower' to sustain parallelism.



Verification / Alternative check:
Horticulture references classify rose varieties by floral characteristics (color, form, petals), underscoring that the defining part is the flower, not the thorn or scent alone.



Why Other Options Are Wrong:

  • Garden: A place, not a plant part.
  • Fragrance: A property, not a discrete plant organ.
  • Thorn: Present on many roses but not the defining part analogous to root.
  • None of these: Incorrect because 'Flower' is correct.


Common Pitfalls:
Picking a salient attribute (fragrance) or accessory structure (thorn) instead of the primary plant organ that defines the plant in common classification.



Final Answer:
Flower

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