Plant

Plant

A.1.stem

2.trunk

3.Herb        4.Creepers 5.money

B.1.Tree-mango

2.Herb-Tomato

3.shrub-rose

4.climber-pea plant

5.creeper-bitter gourd

C.1.tree      c2.fruit       c3.shrub

D1. State the functions of a leaf.

Ans: The leaf prepares food for the plant by the process of photosynthesis.

D2. Write the role of the roots of a tree.

Ans: Root fixes the plant in the soil. It also absorbs water and mineral for the plant.

D3.What type of stem do climbers have?

Ans: The stem of climbers is very weak and thin. Climbers can‘t stand and grow straight on their own.

D4.State the difference between the stem of a shrub and a herb

Ans: The stem of shrub is woody but not of very strong where as the stem of   herb is not woody and very weak as compare to shrub.

E2. Write any three features of tree.

Ans: The features of a tree are:

1) The stem of the tree is woody and strong. 2) Many branches come out from the trunk of the tree.3) The roots of a tree  are very deep 4)Trees are perennial (live for several years).

5)Tree posses leaves, flower   & fruit .

E.3.Write the difference between shrubs and herbs that you know of .

Ans:The difference between shrubs and herbs are :

Shrubs	Herbs
Shrubs live  for few years	Herbs live for one or two season
Shrubs stems are woody	Herbs stems  are  not woody and weak
Shrubs are comparatively bigger than herbs	Herbs are very small in size
Examples: Rose, cotton, china rose	Examples: rice, tomato, mint

E4.Why do some plants creep on the ground?

Ans: Some plants like pumpkin, cucumber and bitter gourd creep on the ground because; their stem is thin and weak. They also posse’s very heavy fruits. So they can’t stand erect of their own and creep.

Extra Question Answer

Q 1.Classify the following plants into tree, shrub, herb, climber and creeper.

i)China rose-shrub

ii)Pumpkin-creeper

iii)Mango-tree

iv)Bay-(TEJPATRA)-tree v) wood apple-(BELA)-tree

vi)  Neem-tree vii)Rose-shrub

  viii)lady  finger-herb   ix)Bamboo-shrub   x)Mint-herb

Q2.Fill in the blanks

i)Root fixes the plant in the soil

ii) Fruits stores seed

iii) The woody and strong stem of  a tree is called trunk

iv)The green colour of leaf is due to  the presence of  chlorophyll

v) Herbs lives for maximum one   year.

vi) Climber & creeper plant cannot stand straight of their own.

Q3.Write true for the correct statement & false for wrong statement

I)                   Muskmelon has very strong stem.-FALSE

ii)shrubs can stand straight of their own.-TRUE

iii) shrubs live for one or two season only-FALSE

iv) Flower is called the kitchen of plant.-FALSE

v) Climber and creeper give shade to human.-FALSE