Sudha fills two beakers with equal amounts of water. She places a plant in beaker 1 with the roots of the plant dipped in water. She tightly covers the mouths of both beakers with plastic sheets. She leaves the beakers in sunlight and notes the amount of water in each beaker after 3 days.
Amount of water in the beaker at the start of the activity.
Amount of water in the beaker after 3 days.
Beaker 1
20 ml
17 ml
Beaker 2
20 ml
20 ml
What is Sudha trying to find out?
Important Questions on Getting to Know Plants
| Amount of water in the beaker at the start of the activity. | Amount of water in the beaker after 3 days. | |
| Beaker 1 | 20 ml | 17 ml |
| Beaker 2 | 20 ml | 20 ml |
Suppose the beakers are not covered with the plastic sheets. Will the amount of water in the beakers remain the same as shown in the above table? Explain your answer.
The pictures show four different plants.
Which plants have the same type of roots?
Observe the below given picture and answer the following question:
Why is the root of plant 1 thick and round?
The table below lists four different groups of plants and their features.
| Plant group | Height | Stem |
| Group 1 | Short | Green and very weak |
| Group 2 | Short | Green and soft |
| Group 3 | Medium | Brown and hard |
| Group 4 | Tall | Brown and very hard |
The picture shows a garden plant.
Which group does the garden plant belong to?
The table below lists four different groups of plants and their features.
| Plant group | Height | Stem |
| Group 1 | Short | Green and very weak |
| Group 2 | Short | Green and soft |
| Group 3 | Medium | Brown and hard |
| Group 4 | Tall | Brown and very hard |
Which group of plants most likely needs support to grow?
Ajit wants to test if plants need sunlight to make food. He keeps a potted plant in sunlight. After five days, he tests for the presence of starch in the leaves.
How can Ajit improve his test?
STATEMENT 2: Style is connected to the anthers.
