Getting to know plants (Part-1)

Getting to know plants 

Q.1. Write the features of herbs, shrubs, trees, climbers  and creepers. Give some examples of each.
Ans. 

    i) Herbs:

  • A herb is a non-woody plant that has green and tender stem with few branches on.
  • It is usually short. 
  • Herbs have a variety of uses like adding flavor to food, providing medicine for diseases and some with spiritual touch.
  • Tulsi, rice, wheat, sunflowers, mint and lettuce are the examples of herbs.
    ii) Shrubs:
  • A shrub is taller than a herb and has stem branching out at its base.
  • The stems of shrubs are hard but not thick.
  • A common place where shrubs are grown is known as shrubbery.
  • Rose, jasmine, nerium and lemon plants are the exams of shrubs.
     iii) Trees:
  • These plants are very tall and have hard and thick brown stem.
  • The stems have branches in the upper part, much above the ground.
  • Trees serve us lot of benefits. They prevent soil erosion, maintain carbon dioxide content in the air, and provide us materials to make huts and to make furniture.
  • Mango, neem, banyan and coconut tree are the example of trees. 
      iv) Creepers:
  • Plants with thin, long and weak stems which cannot stand upright and spread on the ground are called creepers.
  • Pumpkin and watermelon are the examples of creepers.  
      v) Climbers:
  • Plants with thin, long and weak stems which take support on neighbouring structures and climb up are called climbers.

  • Money plant, Pea plant, grapes vine are the examples of climbers.

Q.2. How does a climber plant differ from a creeper plant?
Ans. The main difference between the climber plants and creepers plants is that climber plants have climbing organs like tendrils(on their stems or leaves) but creeper plants have no such climbing organs.

Q.3. Classify the following into herbs, shrubs and trees:
 Jasmine, Wheat, Rose, Palm, Henna, Carrot, Neem, Radish, Bougainvillea, Mustard, Paddy, Lemon, Sunflower, Cabbage, Eucalyptus, Coconut, Jamun.
Ans. 

Herbs

Shrubs

Trees

Mustard

Jasmine

Palm

Radish

Rose

Neem

Sunflower

Lemon

Mango

Carrot

Henna

Eucalyptus

Wheat

Bougainvillea

Coconut

Cabbage


Jamun

Paddy

 

 

Sunflower

 

 


Q.4. Classify the following into climbers and creepers:
strawberry plant, bitter gourd, Grape vine, Money plant, Pea plant
Ans.

Climbers

Creepers

Bitter gourd

Strawberry plant

Grape vine

Money plant

Pea plant

 


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