Question

Which of the following is not a Creeper?
(a)Pumpkin
(b)Watermelon
(c)Sweet potato
(d)Grapevine

Answer 1

Hint: Creeping plants are considered as small, viny plants that usually grow close to the ground. Both creepers and climbers are weak-stemmed plants therefore they cannot grow erect without support. The difference is that creepers spread horizontally along with the soil.

Complete answer:
Creepers are weak plants that grow on the ground with the help of fibre like roots that arise from the base of the stem.
example- Pumpkin, Watermelon, and Sweet potato.
Climbers are the plant that climbs on support by developing tendrils are modified stems that help to bind the support.
example-bougainvillaea and Grapevine.

Additional Information:

Climbers	Creepers
Climbers are far more advanced than creepers. Climbers have a very thin, long and weak stem which cannot stand upright, but they will use external support to grow vertically and carry their weight. These kinds of plants use special structures called tendrils to climb. Few climbers plants names include pea, grapevine, sweet gourd, money plant, jasmine, runner beans, green peas, etc.	Creepers are plants that creep on the ground. they need very fragile, long, thin stems which will neither stand erect nor support all its weight. Examples include watermelon, strawberry, pumpkin and sweet potatoes.

So, the correct answer is,” Grapevine.”

Note: -The main difference between climbers and creepers are:
Creepers spread their stem, leaves horizontally along with the soil on the ground and also bear flowers along with the fruits on the ground. The leaves of the creepers produce fibre-like roots which fix the plant to the ground and provide external support to grow further.
Climbers are plants that produce a twine or hook from their leaves to climb. Some plants also produce special roots that serve as the holdfasts to climb around certain objects.