Class VI

Science
Exercise Getting to Know Plants

General Instructions:

(i) Question no. 1-10 are very short answer questions. These are required
to be answered in one sentence each.
(ii) Questions no. 11-20 are short answer questions. Answers to them
should normally not exceed 40 words each.
(iii) Questions no. 21-30 are long answer questions. Answer to them
should normally not exceed 70 words each.
(iv) Questions 31-40 are HOTS questions.
(v) Questions 41 & 42 are value based questions.
(vi) Answer should be brief and to the point.

Very short answer type (1 mark)

Question 1. Name the part of the leaf which is attached to the stem.

Question 2. Name an edible stem.

Question 3. Give example of a bell shaped flower.

Question 4. What are the raw materials used by green leaves for preparation of
food?

Question 5. Which part of the plant helps in preventing soil erosion and how?

Question 6. What type of root is present in margosa?

Question 7. Give the names of two plants which do not have colourful flowers.

Question 8. Green plants are responsible for purifying air. How?

Question 9. Name a herb with medicinal value.

Question 10. What does the anther contain?

Short answer type (2 & 3 marks)

Question 11. How is presence of starch detected in leaves?

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 Question 12. What is the role of veins and midrib present in the leaf of the plant?

Question 13. What is the difference between tap root and fibrous root?

Question 14. ‘Stem is a two way street’- Explain this statement.

Question 15. What will happen if a potted plant with green leaves is shifted from
sunlight and kept in a completely dark room for several days? Give
reason.

Question 16. Removal of which of the following parts will affect further growth and
development of the flower and why?

a. Stamen and carpel

b. Petal and sepal

Question 17. Label the following diagram-

Question 18. Fill in the blanks-

a. The leaves store food in the form of __________.

b. Beanstalk is an example of a ____________.
c. Unwanted plants growing in crop fields or lawns are termed
as__________.

Question 19. Give examples of flowers which have-

a. Joined sepals
b. Stamens joined to petals
c. Pistil absent

Question 20. State whether true or false-

a. Chrysanthemum is not a single flower.

b. Water is given out in the form of droplets during transpiration.

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 c. The broad green part of the leaf is termed as lamina.

Long answer type (5 marks)

Question 21. Explain what are herbs, shrubs and trees. Give suitable examples.

Question 22. Differentiate between creepers and climbers. Give examples of two
creepers and two climbers.

Question 23. If the stem stops functioning, what effect will it have on the plant?
Explain.

Question 24. Give a diagrammatic account of the structure of leaf. What are the
different types of leaf venation?

Question 25. Leaves are the food factories of the plant. Justify the statement.

Question 26. What is transpiration? Explain its significance.

Question 27. How is root important to plants?

Question 28. What are the main types of roots present in plants? Can the type of
root present in a plant be identified by observing its venation? Explain.

Question 29. Describe the different parts of a flower giving suitable diagram.

Question 30. Fill in the blanks-

a. __________ is an example of edible root.

b. Green leaves carry out synthesis of food through the process of
__________.
c. __________ is the male reproductive part of the flower.
d. The leaf of wheat shows__________ venation.
e. The bead like structures present inside the ovary is termed
as__________.

HOTS
Question 31. Each plant part has a specific function. State 3 functions of a stem.

Question 32. A plant has fibrous root. What type of venation will its leaves likely to
have?

Question 33. Each plant part has a specific function. Name the part of the plant
which produces its food. Name this process.

Question 34. The arrangement of sepals is different in different plants. Name two
flowers, each with joined and separated sepals.

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 Question 35. There are two basic types of root systems found in plants. What is
fibrous root?

Question 36. There are two basic types of root systems found in plants. What is tap
root?

Question 37. Each plant part has a specific function. State two functions of a root.

Question 38. Flower has four basic parts arranged in circles. Which are the basic
parts of the flower?

Question 39. Each plant part has a specific function. What is the main function of
leaves?

Question 40. A process called transpiration occurs in plants. What is transpiration?

Value Based

Value41.Based
Question Riya was taught that a rose plant is a shrub. She went to her mother
to know more about shrubs.

a) What are shrubs?

b) Mention the value shown by Riya.

Question 42. Preeti saw the money plant in her house is climbing up the wall. On
asking her mother, she taught her more about such plants.

a) What are climbers?

b) Mention the value shown by Preeti’s mother.

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 Answer Key

Very short answer type (1 mark)

Answer 1. Part of leaf which is attached to the stem is petiole.

Answer 2. Edible steams are:

a. Broccoli

b. Sweet potato

c. Cauliflower

Answer 3. Example of bell shaped flower is dhatura.

Answer 4. Leafs prepare food using carbon di oxide, chlorophyll and sun light.
This process is called as photosynthesis.

Answer 5. Root of plant prevents soil erosion. They bind soil so that wind and
water do not carry away soil.

Answer 6. Tap root is present in margosa.

Answer 7.
a. Sweet chestnut

b. Ragweed flower

Answer 8. Green plants act as a filter because they absorb carbon dioxide
through their leaves. Thus, they are responsible for purifying air.

Answer 9. Herbs with medicinal value are Aloe Vera and American ginseng.

Answer 10. Anther contains pollen grains.

Short answer type (2 & 3 marks)

Answer 11. Presence of starch in leaves:

Take leaf, spirit, a beaker, test tube, burner, water, a plate and iodine
solution.

Put the leaf in a test-tube and pour spirit to completely cover the leaf.
Then put test-tube in beaker half filled with water.

Heat the beaker till the green colour of leaf comes out in the spirit in
the test-tube.

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 After that, wash the leaf with water and put iodine on it. On doing so,
the leaf will turn blue-black. This shows the present of starch.

Answer 12. Midrib and veins support the leaf. They also transport food, water and
other nutrients.

Answer 13. Difference between tap root and fibrous root are:

Tap root Fibrous root

Tap root has a single thick
main root with many very Fibrous root has many small thin
small branches coming out of almost same sized roots.
it.

Answer 14. Stem is a two way street because:

a. Roots absorb water and minerals from soil and stem conducts
these to leaves and other parts of plant.

b. The leaves prepared food and this food travels through stem to
different parts of plant.

Answer 15. If potted plant with green leaves is shifted from sunlight and placed in
a dark room for several days it’s leaves will turn yellow. Eventually the
plant will die because it cannot perform photosynthesis and prepare
food to survive in the absence of sunlight.

Answer 16. Removal of stamen and carpel will further effect growth and
development of flower as these are the reproductive parts of a flower.

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 Answer 17.

Answer 18.
a. The leaves stores food in the form of starch.

b. Beanstalk is an example of a stem.

c. Unwanted plants growing in crop fields or lawn is termed as

weeds.

Answer 19.
a. Examples of joined sepals are periwinkle, hibiscus, China rose.

b. Example of stamen joined to sepals is rahumculaceae.

Answer 20.

a. Chrysanthemum is not a single flower (True)

b. Water is given out in the form of droplets in transpiration.

(True).

c. The broad green part of leaf is termed as lamina (True).

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 Long answer type (5 marks)
Answer 21. Most of the plants are classified into three categories:

a. Herbs-Herbs are plants with green and tender steams. They are
usually short. Examples- lavender, parsley

b. Shrubs-Shrubs have hard but thin stem. These have the stem
branching out near the base. Examples- hydrangea

c. Trees-Some plants are very tall and have hard and thick brown
stem. The stem has branches in upper part, much above the
ground. Examples are Mango tree, Peepal tree
Answer 22.
a. Creepers-Plants with weak stems that cannot stand upright and
spread on ground are called creepers. Example- Pa plant

b. Climbers Plants with weak stem that take the support of

neighboring structure and climb up are known as climbers.
Example-Money plant

Answer 23. If the stem stops functioning, the transport of water, minerals and
food will not take place and eventually the plant will die.

Answer 24. Structure of leaf:

a. Reticulate venation- The design made by veins in a leaf is

called leaf venation. If this design is net like on both sides of midrib
the venation is reticulate.

b. Parallel venation-If veins are parallel to one other the type of

venation is known as parallel venation.

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 Answer 25. Leaves are food factories of plant because they prepare food in the
presence of sunlight and a green colored substance present in them.
For this, leaves use water and carbon dioxide from air. This process is
called photosynthesis and oxygen is given out in this process.

Answer 26. Transpiration is process through which water comes out of leaves in
the form of vapor through stomata. Plant releases a lot of water into
air through this process.

Answer 27. Roots are important to plants as:

The roots help in holding the plant firmly in the soil.

The roots also provide physical support to plant.

They are used in absorption and conduction.

Answer 28. The main types of root present in plants are:

Tap roots

Fibrous roots

Tap root - Tap root has a single thick main root with many very
small branches coming out of it. Examples-gram, china rose.

Fibrous roots- Fibrous root has many small, thin, almost same
sized roots. Examples- maize, grasses, wheat

Yes, the type of root present in plant can be identified by observing

its venation. The plant with tap root has reticulate venation while
the plant with fibrous roots has parallel venation.

Answer 29. Different parts of flower are petals, Sepals, stamens, pistil.

Petals-Petals surround reproductive parts of flowers. They are

brightly coloured and attract insects.

Sepals-Sepal usually protects the flower in bud and acts as a

support for petals when in bloom. These may be called the external
covering of flower bud.

Stamen-It consists of a stalk called the filament and an anther

which contains pollen grains. Anther is bilobed and is attached to
filament.

Pistil-The pistil is the innermost part of the flower. It has three

parts-stigma, style and ovary.

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 Answer 30.
a. Sweet potato is an example of edible root.

b. Green leaves carry out synthesis of food by process called

photosynthesis.

c. Stamen is the male reproductive part of the flower.

d. The leaf of wheat shows Parallel venation.

e. The bead like structure present inside ovary is termed as ovules.

HOTS

Answer 31.
Value Based
Following are the various functions of stem:

1) The stem carries water and minerals from the roots to different
parts of the plant.
2) It gives support to the plant.
3) It bears leaves, flowers and fruits.

Answer 32. If a plant has fibrous root, the leaves will have parallel venation.

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 Answer 33. The leaves produce food for the plant; by the process of
photosynthesis.

Answer 34. China-rose has joined sepals and rose has separated sepals.

Answer 35. The bunch of thin fibre-like roots; arising from the base of the stem is
called fibrous root.

Answer 36. When a single main root comes out of the base of the stem, it is
called tap root.

Answer 37. Functions of roots are as follows:

1) Roots hold the plant firmly in the soil.
2) Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.

Answer 38. The basic parts of a flower are –Sepals, petals, stamens and pistils.

Answer 39. Making food for the plant is the main function of leaves.

Answer 40. Loss of water vapour in plants is called transpiration.

Value Based

Answer 41.
Value Based
a) These are bushy and medium- sized plants plant and they are some
what bigger than herbs. Their branches start from just above the
ground. Examples: Lemon, Coriander, Henna, Rose, etc.

b) Riya is a keen learner and observer.

Answer 42. a) Plants with weak stem that needs support is called climber.
Examples: Grapevine, money-plant, cucumber, bean, etc.

b) Preeti’s mother teaches her lessons of science from real life

examples.

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