Classification of Plants — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology MCQs with Solutions
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Q1 — Classification of Plants · easy · theory
Small plants with soft, green and weak stems are called:
A. Climbers
B. Herbs ✓ Correct
C. Trees
D. Shrubs
Solution: Herbs are small plants with soft green stems, such as mint and grass.
Q2 — Classification of Plants · easy · theory
Tall, big plants with a single thick, hard, woody trunk and branches high up are called:
A. Creepers
B. Herbs
C. Trees ✓ Correct
D. Shrubs
Solution: Trees are tall, with a thick woody trunk and branches that begin high above the ground.
Q3 — Classification of Plants · easy · theory
A money plant has a weak stem and grows upward with the help of a support. Such plants are called:
A. Creepers
B. Trees
C. Herbs
D. Climbers ✓ Correct
Solution: Climbers have weak stems and climb up a support to grow upward.
Q4 — Classification of Plants · easy · theory
Plants with weak stems that spread out and grow flat along the ground are called:
A. Shrubs
B. Climbers
C. Trees
D. Creepers ✓ Correct
Solution: Creepers, like pumpkin and watermelon, have weak stems that creep along the ground.
Q5 — Classification of Plants · medium · theory
Rose and lemon plants are bushy and medium-sized, with hard woody stems branching near the base. They are examples of:
A. Creepers
B. Shrubs ✓ Correct
C. Trees
D. Herbs
Solution: Shrubs are bushy, medium plants with hard woody stems that branch close to the ground.
Q6 — Classification of Plants · medium · theory
Which of these plants is a herb?
A. Mango
B. Neem
C. Banyan
D. Mint (pudina) ✓ Correct
Solution: Mint is small with a soft green stem, so it is a herb; the others are trees.
Q7 — Classification of Plants · medium · theory
Which pair of plants are BOTH climbers?
A. Mango and neem
B. Grass and mint
C. Grapevine and money plant ✓ Correct
D. Pumpkin and watermelon
Solution: Grapevine and money plant have weak stems that climb on a support, so both are climbers.
Q8 — Classification of Plants · medium · theory
Ferns and mosses never bear flowers. Because of this they are grouped as:
A. Shrubs
B. Non-flowering plants ✓ Correct
C. Flowering plants
D. Climbers
Solution: Plants that do not produce flowers, such as ferns and mosses, are called non-flowering plants.
Q9 — Classification of Plants · hard · theory
Which statement correctly tells a tree apart from a shrub?
A. A tree is always smaller than a shrub
B. A tree never has any branches
C. A shrub has a soft green stem
D. A tree has one thick woody trunk with branches high up, while a shrub is bushy with several woody stems near the ground ✓ Correct
Solution: A tree has a single tall woody trunk; a shrub is shorter and bushy, with many stems near the base.
Q10 — Classification of Plants · hard · theory
A watermelon plant's weak stem lies flat on the soil, while a money plant's weak stem grows upward on a support. This means the watermelon is a ___ and the money plant is a ___.
A. herb; shrub
B. tree; herb
C. climber; creeper
D. creeper; climber ✓ Correct
Solution: A weak stem spreading on the ground is a creeper; a weak stem climbing a support is a climber.