CLASS - 6 SCIENCE

CHAPTER - 7

GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question no. 1

Correct the following statements and rewrite them in your notebook.

(a) stem absorb water and Minerals from the soil.
(b) leaves hold the plant upright.
(c) roots conduct water to the leaves.
(d) the number of petals and sepals of a flower is always equal.
(e) if the sepals of a flower are joined together, it petals are also join together.
(f)  if the Petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is joined to the petal.

Answer no. 1

(a) roots absorb water and Minerals from the soil.
(b) stems hold the plant upright.
(c) stems conduct water to the leaves.
(d) the number of petals and stamens in a flower may not be always equal.
(e) if the petals of a flower are joined together, its petals are separate.
(f) if the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil may or may not be joined to the petal.

Question no. 3

Can you find a plant in your house or in your neighborhood, which has a long but a weak stem? Write its name. In which category would you classify it?  

Answer no. 3

Yes pumpkin plant needs support. It is a climber.

Question no. 4

What is the function of a stem in a plant?

Answer no. 4

Function of a stem

1. Stem holds the plant upright.
2. Stems conduct water to the leaves.
3. Stems conduct food from leaves to other parts of the plant.

Question no. 5

Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?

Wheat, Tulsi, Maze, grass, coriander (dhania), China rose

Answer no. 5

Tulsi, China rose and coriander have reticulate venation.

Question no. 6

If a plant has fibrous root, what type of venation do its leaves likely to have?

Answer no. 6

If a plant has fibrous root, its leaves will have parallel venation.

Question no. 7

If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, what kind of roots will it have?

Answer no. 7

If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, it will have tap root.

Question no. 8

Is it possible for you to find out whether a plant has taproot or fibrous roots by looking at the impression of it leave on a sheet of paper?

Answer no. 8

Yes it is possible to find whether a plant has taproot or fibrous roots by looking at the impression of its leaves on a sheet of paper.

Question no. 9

Write the names of the part of a flower.

Answer no. 9

Sepals,petals,stigma,pistil,anther,filament

Question no. 10

Which of the following plants have you seen? Of those that you have seen, which one have flowers?

Answer no. 10

Tomato,Chilli, Tulsi, mango, pomegranate, lemon, Jamun, guava,papaya, banana.

Question no. 11

Name the parts of the plant which produce its food. Name this process.

Answer no. 11

Leaves produce food through the process of photosynthesis.

Question no. 12

In which part of flower, you are likely to find the ovary ?

Answer no. 12

Ovary found in lowermost and swollen parts of the pistil.

Question no. 13

Name two flowers, each with joined and separated sepals.

Answer no. 13

Plants with joined sepals - Rose, lotus
Plants with separate sepals - mustard flower, China rose

Also see answers of the following chapters -

Garbage in Garbage out

Air around us
Water
Fun with Magnets
Electricity and Circuits
Light, Shadow and Reflection
Motion and Measurement of Distances
The Living Organisms and their Surroundings
Body Movements
Getting to know Plants
Changes Around Us
Separation of Substances
Sorting Material into Groups
Fibre to Fabric
Components of Food
Food : Where does it com from ?

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