HERBS, SHRUBS AND TREES

One-word Answer Questions (with answers and explanations)

1. Question: What do we call small plants with soft green stems?

Answer: Herbs

Explanation: Herbs are small plants like mint and coriander with soft stems .

2. Question: What type of plants have hard but thin woody stems and are bushy?

Answer: Shrubs

Explanation: Shrubs like rose and hibiscus have hard stems and are medium-sized.

3. Question: What do we call very tall plants with strong and thick trunks?

Answer: Trees

Explanation: Trees like mango and neem have thick, woody stems called trunks.

4. Question: Which type of plants live for a short period and are mostly seasonal?

Answer: Herbs

Explanation: Herbs usually grow, flower, and die in one season.

5. Question: What is the main stem of a tree called?

Answer: Trunk

Explanation: A trunk is the thick, hard stem of a tree that supports branches.

6. Question: Which plants can be easily grown in small pots — herbs, shrubs, or trees?

Answer: Herbs

Explanation: Herbs are small in size and can grow in pots easily.

7. Question: What do we call plants like hibiscus and rose?

Answer: Shrubs

Explanation: These plants are bushy and medium in height.

8. Question: Name the type of plants like neem and banyan.

Answer: Trees

Explanation: Neem and banyan are large plants with thick trunks.

9. Question: Which type of plant is mustard — herb, shrub, or tree?

Answer: Herb

Explanation: Mustard is a small plant with a soft stem.

10. Question: Which type of plants grow very tall and live for many years?

Answer: Trees

Explanation: Trees like mango and peepal grow tall and live for long years 


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