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By Ms Aruna : Plants respond to stimuli

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carrots are

a)

Roots

b)

Shoots

c)

Leaves

d)

Stems

2.

Carrots in underground get water from.............

a)

Sunlight

b)

Soil

c)

Leaves

d)

Branches

3.

Why roots grow downwards in underground?

Roots needs water for photosynthesis, so roots respond to.........

a)

Soil

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Sunlight

4.

Alice kept her small plant in a dark box. She made a hole at the corner of the box. She kept the box near a window. She make sure the hole is towards the window. When she opens up the box after seven days, she noticed the shoot grown towards the hole. Why?

a)

The shoots respond to water

b)

The shoots respond touch

c)

The shoots respond to gravity

d)

The shoots respond to sunlight

5.

Why shoots must respond to sunlight?

a)

Shoots can't live in dark

b)

Shoots scared of dark

c)

Shoots can do photosynthesis

d)

Shoots can do osmosis

6.

Kanisha touches a mimosa pudica. What was the plants immediate reaction?

a)

The plants was as usual as before

b)

The leaves closed

c)

The flowers dropped

d)

Nothing as above

7.

Why the mimosa plant's leave closed when Kanisha touches it?

a)

It's shoot respond to water

b)

It's shoot respond to sunlight

c)

It's shoot respond to touch

d)

It's shoot respond to air

8.

Benny's grandma has a lot of hanging plants. Benny noticed that the roots are grown downwards outside from pot. Why?

a)

Roots respond to air

b)

Roots respond gravity

c)

Roots respond to sunlight

d)

Roots respond to water

9.

Shoots of plants respond to................. and................... .

a)

Sunlight, water

b)

Water, air

c)

Sunlight, air

d)

Sunlight, touch

10.

Roots of plants respond to .................. and.................. .

a)

Water, air

b)

Sunlight, air

c)

Water, gravity

d)

Gravity, touch

11.

Other than mimosa pudica, ................ also respond to touch.

a)

Rose plant

b)

Venus flytrap

c)

Lotus

d)

Morning glory

12.

Anu keeps a moist cotton and a dry cotton on a petri dish with a seedling. After two weeks, she noticed the root of the seedling grow towards the moist cotton. Why?

a)

Roots respond to cotton

b)

Roots respond to petri dish

c)

Roots respond to sunlight

d)

Roots respond to water