Which of the following is a characteristic of shrubs?

Green tender stems

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Branches towards the base of the stem

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Thick stems

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No branches

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Solution

The correct option is B Branches towards the base of the stem
Shrubs are average sized plants that have hard but thin stems and branches near the base of the stem. Herbs have green slender stems and no branches.
Hence the correct option is B.

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Which of the following is the correct match between the characteristics of stem and the category of plant?
(a) Weak stem which cannot stand upright: Creeper
(b) Green tender stem: Shrub
(c) Thick, hard stem with branching near the base: Tree
(d) Thick, hard stem with branches high on the plants: Herb

Q. _____ are medium-sized plants with bushy and hard stems with branches. Their stem braches out near the base.

Q. The given table shows some characteristics of herbs, shrubs and trees. Which of the given points is/are incorrect?

	Features	Herbs	Shrubs	Trees
(i)	Size	Very small, usually less than 1 m high	Medium sized, usually 1.3 m high	Tall, generally more than 3 m high
(ii)	Nature of stem	Green and tender stem s with few brandies	Hard and very thick stem with branches on the upper part of the stem	Hard stem but not very thick; branches arise near the base of the stem
(iii)	Examples	Grass, tomato, wheat, mint	Hibiscus, lemon, rose. jasmine	Gu I moh a r, neem, peeps!, mango

Plants with hard stem, branching near base are __.

Q. ________ are types of plants which have branches near the base of the stem.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of shrubs?

The correct option is B Branches towards the base of the stemShrubs are average sized plants that have hard but thin stems and branches near the base of the stem. Herbs have green slender stems and no branches.Hence the correct option is B.

The correct option is B Branches towards the base of the stem
Shrubs are average sized plants that have hard but thin stems and branches near the base of the stem. Herbs have green slender stems and no branches.
Hence the correct option is B.