Question

Match the Columns Plant parts Vegetables 1. Stem and leaves (a) Cowpeas, French beans 2. Curd (b) Peas 3. Ripened fruits (c) Gourds 4. Tender fruits (d) Tomato, melons 5. Seeds (e) Cauliflower 6. Immature pods (f) Leafy vegetables​

Answer 1

1. Stem and leaves
2. Curd
3. Ripened fruits
4. Tender fruits
5. Immature pods

Answer 2

Answer:1. Stem and leaves - f) Leafy vegvegetables

2. curd- e) Cauliflower

3. Ripened fruits- d) Tomato, melon

4. Tender fruits- a) cowpeas, French beans

5. Seeds- b) peas

6. Immature poads- c) Gourds

Explanation: (a) Stem and leaves: Cabbage, lettuce, spinach,

methi, coriander, amaranthus, etc.

(b) Flowers: Broccoli (head ‘flower buds’), cauliflower

(curd ‘pre-floral stage’), etc.

(c) Fruits: There are various stages where the fruits of

vegetable crops can be harvested for consumption,

such as

• Ripened fruits: Watermelon, musk melon,

tomato, etc.

• Immature and tender fruits: Cucumber, bottle

gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, okra, brinjal,

green chilli, cowpea, French beans, dolichos

beans, etc.

(d) Seeds: Peas, etc.

(e) Underground parts of plant

• Taproot: Tapering root growing vertically

downward, e.g., carrot, radish, etc.

• Bulb: A fleshy leaved storage organ in some

vegetables sending adventitious roots downward

and leaves upward, e.g., onion, garlic, etc.

• Tuber: Thick, short and rounded underground

stem with modified nodes and buds, e.g.,

potato, sweet potato, etc.

• Rhizome: Underground root-like stem having

roots and shoots, e.g., colocasia, ginger, etc.