NCERT Solutions for Class 6th Science
Chapter 7 - GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS
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Q.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 petal.
Ans (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 is not always equal.
(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals may or may not be joined together.
(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil may or may not be joined to the petal.
Q.2 Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.
Q.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?
Q.4 What is the function of a stem in a plant?
Q.5 Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?
Wheat, tulsi, maize, grass, coriander (dhania), China rose
Q.6 If a plant has fibrous root, what type of venation do its leaves likely to have?
Q.7 If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, what kind of roots will it have?
Ans Tap roots
Q.8 Is it possible for you to recognize the leaves without seeing them? How?
Ans Yes. One can recognize the leaves by looking at the roots.
Plants with fibrous roots have leaves with parallel venation, and plants with tap roots have leaves with reticulate venation.