Question

Give examples of herbs, shrubs, climbers, and creepers.

Answer 1

Herbs:

1. Herbs are seed-producing plants that do not synthesize woody tissues.
2. Herbs are widely known for their useful medicinal and aromatic properties.
3. Eg, sunflower, mustard, tomato, carrot, etc.

Shrubs:

1. They are woody perennial plants that last for a long time.
2. They are smaller in height than trees.
3. They can be deciduous or evergreen.
4. Eg, Tulsi, Rose, Jasmine, Lemon, etc.

Climbers:

1. Plants that climb on things like other plants, sticks, and walls and grow trailing on them are known as climbers.
2. The growth of climbers is significantly dependent on external support due to their slender stems and weak stems.
3. Eg, grapes, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, passionflower, etc.

Trees:

1. A tree is a full-grown plant with a thick hard woody trunk.
2. It develops branches and grows at a substantial height.
3. It is perennial.
4. Eg, mango, oak, sandalwood, neem, etc.

Creepers:

1. Creepers are photosynthetic plants that grow very close to the ground surface.
2. The stems grown by them are very weak, hence they cannot stand upright without support.
3. The fiber-like roots arising at the base of the stem run close to beneath or ground surface.
4. Eg, money plant, watermelon, pumpkin, sweet potato, etc.