Consider the following pairs : Plant : Description 1. Cassava : Woody shrub 2. Ginger : Herb with pseudostem 3. Malabar spinach : Herbaceous climber 4. Mint : Annual shrub 5. Papaya : Woody shrub How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
A
Only two
B
Only three
Correct Answer
C
Only four
D
All the five
Explanation
Option (b) is correct because Cassava is a perennial woody shrub, Ginger is a herbaceous plant characterized by a pseudostem, and Malabar spinach is a succulent herbaceous climber. The most tempting wrong options, (c) or (d), are incorrect because Mint is a perennial herb (not an annual shrub) and Papaya is botanically a giant herbaceous plant rather than a woody shrub, as its trunk lacks true secondary wood. The core concept being tested is the botanical classification and morphological characteristics of common economic and horticultural plants.
General SciencePlant MorphologyCassavaGingerMalabar spinachMintPapayaPseudostemHerbaceous climber