Hermaphrodites would not be able to optimize to the fulfilling both the male and female roles. Finally, you pointed out that the worms do not inbreed. Inbreeding avoidance does not have to be the cause of the hermaphroditism persisting, if the environment/other factors favour hermaphroditism.
Potatoes come from the ground, the edible tubers on the roots of the potato plant (Solanum tuberosum). They are grown in many parts of the world. The Spanish were the first Eu â¦ ropeans to see potatoes. The tubers were cultivated in South America, in Peru and Chile.
The first written record of a European encounter with potatoes was penned in 1537 by Castellanos, a Spanish conquistador. After raiding a village in South America, Castellanos and his party found the area deserted and entered the houses in search of loot. Instead of silver and gold, they found maize, beans and truffles. From reading Castellanos account, we now know these truffles were in fact potatoes.