Short Answer Questions: Plants | EVS for Class 2 PDF Download

Q1. What are plants?
Ans: Plants are living things that grow in the soil. You can find them in gardens, parks, farms, and even on windowsills.

Plants

Q2. How are trees different from other plants?
Ans: Trees are the tallest and strongest plants. They have a thick, hard stem called a trunk and many branches and leaves.

Q3. What is special about the banyan tree?
Ans: The banyan tree has a big, thick trunk and strong roots that grow above the ground.

Q4. How does a pine tree look?
Ans: A pine tree has a tall, thin trunk and cone-shaped leaves called needles.

Q5. What are shrubs?
Ans: Shrubs are smaller than trees but bigger than herbs. They have hard stems and look like bushes with many branches close to the ground.

Shrubs

Q6. Can you name two examples of shrubs?
Ans: Two examples of shrubs are the rose plant, which has beautiful flowers, and the cotton plant, which gives us cotton for clothes.

Q7. What are herbs?
Ans: Herbs are small plants with soft, green, bendable stems that are easy to break. They usually live for one season or one year.

Herbs

Q8. Give two examples of herbs.
Ans: Tomato plants, which give us tomatoes, and coriander plants, which add flavor to our food.

Q9. What are climbers?
Ans: Climbers are plants with weak stems that cannot stand on their own. They climb on walls, trees, or fences by holding on with tendrils or stems.

Q10. What is an example of a climbing plant?
Ans: The money plant is a climber that often grows by climbing on walls or sticks.

Q11. What parts of plants do vegetables come from?
Ans: Vegetables can come from roots, stems, or leaves of plants.

Q12. Name some vegetables and where they grow.
Ans: Potatoes and onions grow underground as roots, while brinjals (eggplants) grow above the ground on plants.

Q13. What are grains?
Ans: Grains are seeds from plants that we use to make food like bread, rice, and dal.

Grains

Q14. Can you name some common grains?
Ans: Rice, wheat, and pulses (dal) are common grains.

Q15. What are fruits and where do they grow?
Ans: Fruits grow from flowers on plants or trees. They are usually sweet and juicy.

Q16. Name some fruits and how they grow.
Ans: Apples grow on trees, bananas grow on banana plants, watermelons grow on vines on the ground, and pineapples grow from the center of a spiky plant.

Q17. Why are plants important?
Ans: Plants give us food, fresh air, medicines, clothes like cotton, wood, and help keep the soil healthy. They also provide homes for many animals.