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E. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the two major systems of a plant?

2. What is a root? What are the two main types of roots? Give example.

3. What are the functions of leaves of plants? Why do they appear green in

colour?

4. Write any three functions of a stem.

5. Give functions of a fruit.

6. What is germination? Describe the process with the help of a diagram.

7. Mention 5 ways in which you can take care of plants.

THINK AND ANSWER

1. Name the largest tree-borne fruit. [Hint: It has a thick and prickly green skin.]
2. When you pluck or damage the leaves of a plant, how are you aff ecting the
plant as a whole?

3. Find out the name of a plant which has fan-shaped leaves.

TALK ABOUT

1. Why do you think plucking of fl owers from plants is not right?

2. Discuss the functions of diff erent parts of a plant.

LINK AND LEARN

Paste the pictures of any 10 useful plants in your scrapbook and write their names in
English and your local language. Discuss their importance in class.

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