Plant Types and Parts

Test your knowledge of plant types (herbs, shrubs, trees, creepers, climbers), plant parts (roots, stems, leaves), photosynthesis, and plant products.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A plant does not grow upwards. It has weak stems, so it grows along the ground. The plant is possibly a

  1. herb
  2. shrub
  3. tree
  4. creeper
  5. climber
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cmplete the following pattern.
Mango : tree : : ? : Shrub

  1. Mint
  2. Coriander
  3. Wheat
  4. Rice
  5. Rose
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following categories of plants does the 'cotton plant' belong to?

  1. Shrub
  2. Herb
  3. Climber
  4. Tree
  5. Creeper
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process by which plants make their own food is known as

  1. nutrition
  2. transpiration
  3. photosynthesis
  4. respiration
  5. locomotion
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. The roots of a plant usually grow underground.
  2. The roots support the plant by fixing it to the ground.
  3. The roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
  4. The roots of leguminous plants are habitat for some organisms.
  5. Ginger is an example of root.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

I grow where water is scant, food is made in my stems, and my leaves may hurt you if you touch me carelessly. Try to recognise who am I?

  1. Rose
  2. Cactus
  3. Lotus
  4. Jasmine
  5. Marigold
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not obtained from plants?

  1. Carbohydrate
  2. Protein
  3. Vitamin D
  4. Vitamin K
  5. Vitamin E
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an herbal plant?

  1. Onion
  2. Mint
  3. Lemon
  4. Turmeric
  5. Garlic
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Branches, leaves, fruits and flowers grow on stems of plants.
  2. Stems of a plant provide support to the plant.
  3. Stems transport water and minerals from the roots to various parts of a plant.
  4. Stems of a plant bend themselves in the direction opposite to sunlight.
  5. The food made in the leaves is transported to other parts of a plant through stems.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose odd one among the following.

  1. Spinach
  2. Jasmine
  3. Grass
  4. Mint
  5. Bougainvillea
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

____________are known as food factory of plants.

  1. Roots
  2. Stems
  3. Fruits
  4. Leaves
  5. Flowers
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following format and choose the correct option.
Column A Column B
(a) Beverage i. Bamboo
(b) Fibre ii. Marigold
(c) Perfume iii. Coffee
(d) Paper iv. Jute

  1. (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - ii, (d) - i
  2. (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - ii, (d) - i
  3. (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - ii
  4. (a) - i, (b) - iv, (c) - ii, (d) - iii
  5. (a) - ii, (b) - iv, (c) - iii, (d) - i
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following and choose correct option.
Column A Column B
(a) Fir i. Near the sea
(b) Mango ii. On the mountains
(c) Coconut iii. Under the water
(d) Tape grass iv. In warm places

  1. (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - ii
  2. (a) - ii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - iii
  3. (a) - i, (b) - ii, (c) - iii, (d) - iv
  4. (a) - ii, (b) - iv, (c) - iii, (d) - i
  5. (a) - ii, (b) - iii, (c) - i, (d) - iv
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why do leaves of plants appear green?

  1. Leaves absorb the green light, and reflect all the remaining six colours of sunlight.
  2. Leaves absorb all the six colours of sunlight, and reflect green colour.
  3. Leaves of a plant reflect sunlight.
  4. Leaves of a plant absorb sunlight.
  5. Roots absorb green material from the soil and accumulates them in leaves.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect about trees?

  1. Trees are tall and strong.
  2. Trees are of different shapes and sizes.
  3. All the trees have a thick trunk.
  4. Trees are considered as annual plants.
  5. Most of the trees provide us wood for timber industry.