Plants are classified into herbs, shrubs and trees based on their ___.
A
root
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B
stem
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C
flower
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D
leaves
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Solution
The correct option is B
stem
The type of stem can be used to classify plants as herbs, shrubs and trees.
∙ Trees have tall, hard and strong stem (trunk). ∙ Shrubs have stems shorter than trees but are hard and thick. ∙ Herbs have stems that are green and quite flexible.