Answer:
The roots which do not have any main root but all the roots are similar are called fibrous root.
Getting to Know Plants
Q 1.
Write the names of the parts of a flower in sequence, from outside to inside.
Q 2.
Name the female part of a flower. Write names of its parts and draw a diagram.
Q 3.
List few plants found around your house.
Q 5.
Why do we see dew drops on leaves in the early morning?
Q 6.
Why does white flowers bloom at night?
Q 7.
What are trees? Give two examples.
Q 8.
Give two examples of trees.
Q 9.
What is the function of a stem in a plant?
Q 11.
Name the part of plant which helps in holding the plant in the soil.
Q 12.
Name the process by which leaves can prepare their food.
Q 14.
Give names of two plants which have tap root.
Q 15.
Name the prominent parts of a flower.
Q 16.
What are shrubs? Give two examples.
Q 17.
Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?
Wheat, tulsi, maize, grass, coriander (dhania), china rose.
Q 19.
In which part of a flower you are likely to find the ovary?
Q 20.
What is transpiration?
Q 22.
What are the raw materials for photosynthesis?
Q 23.
What are unisexual and bisexual flowers?
Q 24.
Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.
Q 25.
What are the major parts of plants?
Q 26.
How many types of leaf venation are there?
Q 28.
Name a plant that eats insect.
Q 29.
Leaves need oxygen and carbon-dioxide (for photosynthesis). How do they get these gases?
Q 30.
Correct the following statements and rewrite them in your notebook.
(a) Stem absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
(b) Leaves hold the plant upright.
(c) Roots conduct water to the leaves.
(d) The number of sepals and petals in a flower is always equal.
(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are also joined together,
(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is joined to the petal.
Q 31.
Is it possible for you to recognise the leaves without seeing them? How?
Q 32.
What are tap roots?
Q 33.
Name the various parts of pistil.
Q 34.
What are creepers? Write an example.
Q 35.
What is the relation between leaf venation and the type of roots?
Q 36.
Explain the important functions of root.
Q 37.
Give two examples of shrubs.
Q 38.
What are sepals? What are their functions?
Q 40.
What do you mean by a complete and incomplete flower?
Q 41.
How can one destarch the leaves of potted plant without plucking, them?
Q 42.
If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, what kind of roots will it have?
Q 43.
Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.
Q 44.
How many kinds of plants are there?
Q 45.
What is leaf venation?
Q 46.
Where does the photosynthesis take place in plants?
Q 47.
What are lateral roots?
Q 48.
Does the stem prepare food for any plant?
Q 49.
What are petals? Why are they generally coloured?
Q 50.
Explain an activity to show that stem conducts water and other substances.
