Skill Builder Plant forms and Function

A plant is watered daily and it has grown as shown in the picture above. What will happen if the plant is not given water for a day?

• A. Its leaves will fall off.

• B. It will still be able to live

• C. It will die that same day.

• D. Its height will decrease.

Which process that happens in a tree is shown in this picture?

• A. making of food

• B. breathing

• C. resting

• D. losing water

The fibre used in which one of the above clothes is directly obtained from plants?

• A. silk sari

• B. Jute bags

• C. synthetic shirt

• D. woollen sweater

Pineapples grow close to the ground. Why don't animals eat them?

• A. Pineapples are fruits of the plant and animals do not eat fruits.

• B. Pineapples haves pines(thorns) to protect them.

• C. Pineapples are bitter and they cannot be eaten raw.

• D. Pineapples are partly underground and difficult to dig out.

Which of these has been put under the wrong heading in the table above?

• A. Tea

• B. Cheese

• C. Milk

• D. Dal

Supriya planted a few mustard seeds in a pot of fresh soil .After a few days plants of both mustard and coriander grew out .She had not planted any coriander seeds . Which of these could explain how the coriander plants grew out?

• a.Coriander plants donot require any seeds to grow

• b. The soil already contained coriander seeds inside it.

• c. Coriander plants can easily grow out of mustard seeds.

• d. She planted coriander seeds instead of mustard seeds.

Do trees die?

• A. Yes, all trees die after getting sick or old.

• B. Only some types of trees die ,others donot.

• C. Trees die only when they are cut by men.

• D.Trees never die,though they stop growing bigger.

Which of these is an important function of the roots of a plant?

• A. to absorb oxygen from the atmosphere

• B. to absorb carbon dioxide from the soil

• C. to absorb water and minerals from the soil.

• D. to transport water and minerals to different parts of the plant

Kumar was eating tomatoes, green beans and cucumbers. Which part of the plant was he eating?

• A. roots

• B. stems

• C. leaves

• D. fruits

To make which of these items given in picture do we need to cut trees?

• A. Paper

• B. Shirt

• C. cotton cloth bag

• D. Belt