Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree? (a) Radial (b) Centrifugal (c) Dendritic (d) Trellis

(c) Dendritic

The streams within a drainage basin form certain patterns, depending on the slope of the land, the underlying structure as well as the climatic conditions of the area. The dendritic pattern develops where the river channel follows the slope of the terrain. The stream with its tributaries resembles the branches of a tree, thus the name is dendritic.