Getting to know plants

Practice Sheet

1. Which of the following combination of features would you observe in grass?

(a) Parallel venation and fibrous root (b) Parallel venation and tap root

(c) Reticulate venation and fibrous root (d) Reticulate venation and tap root

2. Which of the following is the correct match between the characteristics of stem
and the category of plant?

(a) weak stem which cannot stand upright: Creeper

(b) green tender stem : Shrub

(c) thick, hard stem with branching near the base: Tree

(d) thick, hard stem with branches high on the plant: Herb

3. Which of the following is not the primary function of stem?

(a) Conduction of water (b) Photosynthesis

(c) Formation of branches (d) Bears flowers and fruits

4. Which of the following is not a correct match?

(a) Petiole: attaches leaf to stem (b) Lamina: green flat part of leaf

(c) Margin: gives shape to the leaf (d) Veins: transpiration

5. Read the following sentences about photosynthesis:

(i) Sunlight, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll and water are necessary.

(ii) Oxygen is absorbed.

(iii) Leaves carry out photosynthesis.

(iv) Proteins are made during photosynthesis.

Choose the correct pair of sentences that are true to photosynthesis

(a) (iii) and (iv) (b) (i) and (iii)

(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)

(a) sepals, petal and stamen (b) stigma, style and ovary

(c) ovary, stamen and stigma (d) ovary, style and stamen

7. Which of the following parts of a plant take part in sexual reproduction?

(i) Flower (ii) Seed (iii) Fruit (iv) Branch

Choose the correct answer from below.

(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

8. Seeds of drumstick and maple are carried to long distances by wind because they
possess

(a) winged seeds (b) large and hairy seeds

(c) long and ridged fruits (d) spiny seeds

9. The ovaries of different flowers may contain

(a) only one ovule (b) many ovules

(c) one to many ovules (d) only two ovules

10. Which of the following statements is/are true for sexual reproduction in plants?

(i) Plants are obtained from seeds. (ii) Two plants are always essential.

(iii) Fertilisation can occur only after pollination.

(iv) Only insects are agents of pollination.

Choose from the options given below.

(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) only

(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iv)

11. Pollination refers to the

(a) transfer of pollen from anther to ovary.

(b) transfer of male gametes from anther to stigma.

(c) transfer of pollen from anther to stigma.

(d) transfer of pollen from anther to ovule.

(a) Ovary (b) Ovule (c) Anther (d) Petal

13. A flower that has both stamen and pistil is called ____i ____ flower. The
examples includes flower of _______ ii ____ plant. The information in which row
complete the given statement?

(a) i-Unisexual; ii-mustard (b) i-Unisexual; ii-papaya|

(c) i-Bisexual; ii-mustard (d) i-Bisexual; ii-papaya

14. Fertilization occurs in plant when

(a) Pollen grain leaves the anther.

(b) Pollen lands on stigma.

(c) Pollen tube grows into the ovary.

(d) Male gamete enter the ovum in the ovules.

15. Which part of the flower attracts bees and butterflies to help it pollinate?

(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV

16. Fill in the blanks:

(a) The small green leaves at the base of flowers are known as ------------.

(b) The swollen basal part of the pistil is the ----------------- which bears the ----------.

(c) Stamen has two parts called ------------- and ------------.

(d) The young unopened flower is termed as -------------.

(e) The male and female gametes fuse to form a _____ during the process of _____.
This grows into an _____ which is enclosed within a seed. After fertilization the
ovules develop into _____ and the ovary develops into a _____.
17. Match the following

Column I Column II

(a) Flower (I) Excretion

(b) Leaf (ii) Photosynthesis

(c) Stem (iii) Reproduction

(d) Root (iv) Bears branches

(v) Anchorage

18. Rohit wanted to test the presence of starch in leaves. He performed the following
steps.

(1) He took a leaf and boiled it in water,

(2) He placed the leaf in a petri dish and poured some iodine

over it.

He did not get the expected result. Which step did he miss? Explain.