Question 4 of 4intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer2 marks

Raj argues with his friend Sanjay that "Gudhal (hibiscus) plant is a shrub". What questions can Sanjay ask for clarification?

Correct Answer

Sanjay can ask the following questions for clarification:

(1) What is the height of the hibiscus plant? (2) Is the stem hard or soft? (3) What is the colour of the stem? (4) Where do the branches arise from—close to the ground or higher up on the stem? (5) Are the branches thick or thin? (6) Does the plant have a single main stem or multiple stems?

These questions help verify if hibiscus matches the characteristics of a shrub: medium height, hard but not thick brown stems, branches arising close to the ground, and multiple woody stems.

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Explanation

The chapter explains that shrubs are plants that are not as tall as trees, have multiple brown woody stems that start branching very close to the ground, and have stems that are hard but not as thick as tree stems. Activity 2.4 and Table 2.3 provide the characteristics for identifying herbs, shrubs, and trees. Hibiscus is mentioned as an example in Activity 2.1 and is indeed a shrub.

Solution Steps

  1. Ask about the height of the hibiscus plant

  2. Ask whether the stem is hard or soft

  3. Ask about the colour of the stem

  4. Ask where the branches arise from (close to ground or higher up)

  5. Ask whether branches are thick or thin

  6. Ask if the plant has a single main stem or multiple stems

  7. Verify characteristics of a shrub: medium height, hard brown stems, branches near ground, multiple woody stems

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