Practice Page 1
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State True (T) or false (F). |
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d. e.
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The scientific study of plants is known as botany. ___________ Water lily has aerial roots. _________ Shoot is the underground part of the plants body and grows towards the force of gravity. ___________ Stem supports the upper parts of plants._______ Petals and the flowers smell attract insects and bees to pollinate the flower. ___________ Leaves are modified as spines in ____________ for protection. |
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Q2. |
Fill in the blanks. |
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b. c. d. e. f. |
The ________ is based in the center of the flower and is consists of three parts: the stigma, style, and ovary. _______________ are the most attractive part of a plant. _____________ are spring like structure that is coiled spirally. The flat surface of the leaf is called leaf_______________________. Leaves are attached to the stem at regions called _________________. ________________ consists of a dense mass of slender roots that arise from the stem. |
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Q3. |
Match the following. |
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Tap roots |
These fibrous roots remain aerial, i.e. they do not enter the soil. |
Aerial roots |
It consists of one main root growing downwards from which lateral roots develop. |
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Runners |
Tiny opening on the surface of the leaves. |
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Stomata |
Stems that grow in a creeping fashion horizontally above the surface of the soil. |
Practice Page 2
Answer the following: |
What is Vegetative propagation? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Explain dispersal of seed by wind and water. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ What is pollination? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Write about the following: Petals ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Sepals _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Tendrils ____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Aerial roots _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ |