The Structure of a Plant
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Why plants cannot use atmospheric nitrogen?
- Germination
- Harvesting
- Grafting
- Layering
- petals
- sepals
- stamen
- pistil
Which of the following plants have fibrous roots?
Bamboo
Radish
Sugarcane
Tulsi plant
Plants are classified into herbs, shrubs and trees based on their ___.
root
stem
flower
leaves
Question 9
Write the names of the parts of a flower.
The innermost part of a flower is
Sepals
Stamen
Pistil
Petals
The flowers in a plant are transformed into fruits.
True
False
What are climbers? Give an example
- True
- False

i. This is a simple leaf.
ii. This type of leaf is seen in rose.
iii. This type of leaf is seen in hibiscus.
- ii and iii
- i and iii
- Only ii
- Only i
- Both shoot and root grow upwards.
- Both root and shoot grow downwards.
- Shoot grows upwards and root grows downwards.
- Shoot grows downwards and root grows upwards.
A: It is the most attractive part of the plant and means of reproduction.
B: It is flat and a major site for the production of food.
C: It is an edible part of the plant in some cases. It's main function is to protect the seeds.
D: It supports the parts of the plant and conducts water.
- A - Leaf, B - Stem, C - Flower, D - Root
- A - Fruit, B - Root, C - Flower, D - Stem
- A - Fruit, B - Root, C - Stem, D -Flower
- A - Flower, B - Leaf, C - Fruit, D - Stem
- nutrients
- water
- oxygen
- carbon dioxide
- chemicals
- Root
- Fruit
- Stem
- Stomata
- False
- True
- It consists of a single main root.
- Lateral branches of roots emerge from the main root.
- Main root and lateral roots are similar in size.
- Wheat and rice have taproot system.
Describe the parts of a pistil. [3 MARKS]
(a) Fixes plant to the soil
(b) Prepares starch
(c) Supports branches and bears flowers
Statement 1- The loss of water through leaves is called transpiration.
Statement 2- Parallel venation is found in plants that have a taproot system.
- False, True
- True, True
- True, False
- False, False
(a) Guard cells ..............................................
(b) Cuticle.......................................................................
(c) Mesophyll cells........................................................
(d) Xylem tissue in the leaf veins...............................
(e) Phloem tissue in the leaf veins..............................
(f) Stomata......................................................................
Which of the following is not involved in the process of transpiration?
Roots
Leaves
Bark
Lenticels
- Pumpkin
- Cucumber
- Money plant
- Watermelon
Name and define the different types of leaves? [3 MARKS]
Plants which synthesise their food themselves are called saprotrophs.
- True
- False
Some plants have underground as well as aerial roots. Name one of such plants.
- Water
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide
- Nitrogen
- In some plants, stems store water and food.
- It bears and supports leaves, flowers and fruits.
- It is the most attractive part of a plant.
- It conducts water and minerals from roots to other plant parts.