Class 6 - Chapter 7 - Getting To Know Plants

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NCERT Solutions for Class 6th Science

Chapter 7 - GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS


Q.1

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 petals and sepals 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.

Ans

(a) Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.


(b) Stem holds the plant upright.
(c) Stem conducts water to the leaves.
(d) The number of petals and sepals in a flower is not always equal.
(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals may or may not be joined together.
(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil may or may not be joined to the
petal.

Q.2

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.

Ans

(a) a leaf

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(b) a taproot

(c) a flower

Q.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?

Ans

Money plant has a long but a weak stem. It is a climber as it takes support on neighbouring
structures and climb up.

Q.4

What is the function of a stem in a plant?

Ans

Functions of stem:
1) It conducts water and minerals from roots to leaves and other parts of plant.
2) It provides support to plant.
3) It transports food prepared by leaves to other parts of plant.

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Q.5

Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?


Wheat, tulsi, maize, grass, coriander (dhania), China rose

Ans

Reticulate venation Tulsi, coriander (dhania) and China rose.

Q.6

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

Ans

Parallel venation

Q.7

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

Ans

Tap roots

Q.8

Is it possible for you to recognize the leaves without seeing them? How?

Ans

Yes. One can recognize the leaves by looking at the roots.


Plants with fibrous roots have leaves with parallel venation, and plants with tap roots have
leaves with reticulate venation.

Q.9

Write the names of the parts of a flower.

Ans

Parts of a flower are: sepals, petals, stamens and pistil. A stamen has two parts named anther
and filament whereas a petal has three parts named stigma, style and ovary.
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Q.10

Which of the following plants have you seen? Of those that you have seen, which one have
flowers?
Grass, maize, wheat, chilli, tomato, tulsi, pipal, shisham, banyan, mango, jamun, guava,
pomegranate, papaya, banana, lemon, sugarcane, potato, groundnut

Ans

Q.11
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Q.12
Ans

Plants with flowers are: tomato, tulsi, mango, jamun, guava, pomegranate, papaya and lemon.

Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.
Leaves produce food in plants by the process of photosynthesis.

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


Ovary is found in pistil. It is the lowermost and swollen part of the pistil.

Parts of a pistil

Q.13
Ans

Name two flowers, each with joined and separated sepals.


Flowers with joined sepals China rose and Datura
Flowers with separated sepals Rose and Lotus

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