Getting To Know Plants

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NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter wise Solutions

Chapter 1 – Food Where Does It Come From
Chapter 2 – Components of Food
Chapter 3 – Fibre to Fabric
Chapter 4 – Sorting Materials Into Group
Chapter 5 – Separation of Substances
Chapter 6 – Changes Around Us
Chapter 7 – Getting to Know Plants
Chapter 8 – Body Movements
Chapter 9 – The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings
Chapter 10 – Motion and Measurement of Distances
Chapter 11 – Light Shadows and Reflection
Chapter 12 – Electricity and Circuits
Chapter 13 – Fun with Magnets
Chapter 14 – Water
Chapter 15 – Air around Us
Chapter 16 – Garbage In Garbage Out

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Class–VI

(CHAPTER-07)

Getting to Know Plants

Question 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 petals.

Answer: The correct statements are

(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 may not be always equal.

(e)If the sepals of flower are joined together, its petals are separate and not joined together.

(f)If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is not necessarily joined to the petal.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Question 2.Draw

(a)Leaf

(b)A taproot

(c)A flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.

Answer: Leaf

Tap root

Flower

Question 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?

Answer: Yes, Lauki (guard) plant. It needs support. It is a climber.

Question 4.What is the function of a stem in a plant?

Answer: Function of stem:

(i)Gives support to plant.

(ii)Conducts water and minerals from roots to leaves.

(iii)Conducts food from leaves to other parts of the plant.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Question 5.Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?

Wheat,Tulsi, Maize, Grass,Coriander, China rose.

Answer: Tulsi, Coriander, China rose have reticulate venation.

Question 6.If a plant has fibrous root, what types of veneration do its leaves likely to have?

Answer: Parallel venation.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Question 7.If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, the kind of roots will it have?

Answer: Tap root,

Question 8.Is it possible for you to recognize the leaves without seeing them? How ?

Answer: Yes, by taking an impression of the leaf. Put paper on the leaf. Hold the pencil tip sideways and rub it on the portion of paper having leaf below. You get impression of leaf with some lines on it. These lines help us to recognize the types of leaf.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Question 9.Write the name of the parts of flower.

Answer: Parts of flower:

(i)Sepals, (ii)Petals , (iii)Stigma, (iv)Style, (v)Anther, (vi)Androeciumm, (vii)Gynoecium

Question 10.Which of the following plants have you seen? Of those that you have seen, which ones have flowers?

Grass, Maize, Wheat, Chili, Tomato, Tusli, Pipal, Shisham, Banana, Mango, Jamun, Guava, Pomegranate, Papaya, Banana, Lemon, sugarcane, Potato, Groundnut.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Answer: I have seen all these plants. Plants with flower are

Chili, Tomato, Tulsi, Mango, Lemon, Jamun, Guava, Pomegranate, Papaya, Banana

Question 11.Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.

Answer: Leaves of green plants produce food. The process is called photosynthesis.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Question 12.In which part of flower you likely to find the ovary?

Answer: It is the lowermost and swollen part of the pistil.

Question 13.Name two flowers, each with joined and separated sepals.

Answer: Joined sepals- Rose, Lotus

Separate sepals- China rose, mustard flower.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Getting To Know Plants

Question 14.Name of plant parts are hidden in this grid. Search for them by going up, down, or even diagonally forward as well as backward. Have fun!

O	V	U	L	E	L	Y	T	S	T	E	M
V	E	I	N	W	Q	H	E	R	B	P	I
A	N	I	M	A	L	Z	E	X	R	N	D
R	F	I	L	A	M	E	N	T	M	U	R
Y	A	R	A	B	L	C	O	D	B	E	I
L	E	E	U	O	F	O	L	G	H	I	B
A	L	H	I	I	R	J	A	L	K	U	A
T	M	T	N	O	U	P	P	Q	R	R	R
E	E	N	S	T	I	F	E	H	V	W	N
P	Y	A	M	G	T	T	S	Z	Z	N	C
F	L	O	W	E	R	E	H	T	N	A	H
S	T	A	M	E	N	N	S	E	P	A	L

Answer:

Ovule, Petal, Filament, Herb, Flower, Ovary , Stamen, Petal, Sepal, Midrib, Fruit

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