Question

Define the terms connected to plant kingdom.

1. Annual
2. Biennial
3. Perennial
4. Evergreen
5. Deciduous

Answer 1

Annual:

1. The term annual refers to the life cycle of plants.
2. When a plant's life cycle is completed in a single growing season.
3. Only dormant seeds survive from one growing season to the next.
4. Weeds, wildflowers, garden flowers, and vegetables are some examples.

Biennial:

1. In two growing seasons, a plant completes its life cycle.
2. Biennials will produce roots, stems, and leaves during their first growing season.
3. They produce flowers, fruits, and seeds in the second growing season.
4. They die after the second growing season.
5. Sugar beets and carrots are two examples.

Perennial:

1. Perennial plants have three growing seasons to complete their life cycle.
2. These are plants that flower consistently every year and grow in size over time.
3. Winter kills the stems of these plants.
4. Roots are immortal.
5. The plant will be able to regenerate the following year.

Evergreen:

1. Plants that keep their leaves all year and throughout the growing season.
2. A leaf on an evergreen tree can last two years or longer before falling during any season.
3. Many evergreen tropical species of broad-leaved flowering plants exist.
4. Evergreen trees are common in cold-temperature and Arctic areas.

Deciduous:

1. Plants with annual shedding foliage at the end of the growing season.
2. Deciduous comes from the Latin word decidere, which means “to decide.”
3. They appear in temperate deciduous forests in the fall.
4. For instance, oak, maple, and birch.