The statement below is followed by four options. Each option is related to the item in the statement, but only one is always true. Select the option that always holds and makes the statement true.
"A tree always has ______."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Roots
The answer must hold for every tree, without exception. An option that is present in most cases but can be missing in even one case is not always true.
Option (1) Shadow — a shadow forms only when light falls on the tree; in the dark there is no shadow.
Option (2) Roots — roots hold the tree in the soil and take up water; no living tree is without them, so this is always true.
Option (3) Leaves — deciduous trees shed all their leaves in one season.
Option (4) Flowers — trees flower only in some seasons, and conifers such as pine bear cones, not flowers.