Question

Difference between an annual and biennial plants. Provide one example of each.

Difference between an annual and a biennial plant.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Annual Plants	Biennial Plants
1.	The plants that require a single season to complete their whole life cycle are termed as annual plants.	The plants that require two seasons to complete their total life cycle are called biennial plants.
2.	They grow, set seeds and die all within one year.	In the first year the plants grow a healthy root system, leaves and a short stem before becoming dormant over the winter months. In the second year the plants grow quickly before flowering, setting seed and then die.
3.	E.g. rice, wheat etc.	E.g. onion, parsley, carrot etc.