We know that potato is a stem because it has
Important Questions on Getting to Know Plants
Draw a cross-section of a leaf and label it properly.
Trap leaves supply nitrogen to Nepenthes plant
Grape vines differ from watermelon by having tendrils developed from axillary bud
Balancing roots of Eichornia arise from horizontally growing lateral branches
Gall flowers of Ficus store eggs of Blastophaga
Look at the pictures of plants given below. Write the habitat which they belong to.
Would someone have uprooted such a big tree or would it have fallen on its own?
Look at the pictures below and find out which of these vegetables are roots.
Read the story given below to answer the following question:
Abbu remembered that he had to send some radish (mooli) home. He started to pull the radish out of the soil. Abdul wondered whether these were also roots. Only a few radishes were pulled when there was suddenly a strong wind and rain. Both of them picked up the radish and ran. They had just reached home when a branch of the neem tree in the courtyard broke and fell. In fact, Abbu was lucky to have missed by only a few inches. Despite the strong wind, the tree remained firm on the ground. They both sat down to have tea with Ammi. Abbu said to Abdul, “The plants were getting dry. Now that it has rained, we will not have to water the plants. We can now sit and play ludo.”
Abdul wondered whether radish was a root. Why did he think so?
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The type of root seen in a mustard plant is _____ (taproot/fibrous root).
