(d) Creepers
Answer the following questions.
1. Define the following terms with examples.
(a) Spices
(b) Herbs (c) Climbers
2. What is the difference between a herb and a shrub?
3. Why do we add spices to food?
4. Name any three root and stem vegetables.
5. Why do we make medicines from plants?
Answers
Answer:
1) a-definition of a species is a group of animals, plants or other living things that all share common characteristics and that are all classified as alike in some manner. An example of a species is all human beings.
b - definition of an herb is a flavorful plant used to season food in cooking or a plant used as medicine. An example of an herb is basil. An example of an herb is mint, used to soothe an upset stomach.
c - Climbers are weak stemmed plants that derive support from climbing up trees and other tall objects. Many of them are vines whose stems twine round trees and branches. They use special structures called tendrils to climb on trees. Examples are pea plant, money plant, etc.
2) HERBS
- Herbs are smaller than shrubs.
- Have a single stem.
- Have delicate and thin tissue.
- Annual, biennial, and perennial.
- Have non-woody and soft stems.
- These stems have no branches.
- Examples include- Rice, Wheat, Onion, etc.
- Can be easily uprooted
SHRUBS
- Shrubs are comparatively taller than herbs
- Usually have multiple branches.
- Have strong and wood tissue.
- Mainly perennial
- Have woody, hard stems.
- Some shrubs have many small leafy branches
- Examples include- Orange, Rose Peach, Lavender, etc.
- Cannot be as easily uprooted as herbs
3) Adding spices to food is a good idea for many reasons. For starters, spices contribute rich flavor to food without adding any calories, fat, sugar or salt. ... You want the spices in your food to enhance the dish you are preparing rather than overpowering it.
4) roots (e.g. carrots, beets), and stems (e.g. asparagus, ginger)
5) Biologically produced medications, such as recombinant insulin or therapeutic antibodies to fight cancer, have become indispensable. Plants are particularly suitable for producing complex active substances. The reason is that these substances can be produced inexpensively and on a large scale in plants.