Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.
(a) Generally leaf is of green colour. Its broad part called as lamina. There are lines present on the leaf called as vein. A mid line in the leaf called as midrib. Two types of venation are found in the leaf: reticulate and parallel venation. Stem part from which the leaf is connected called as petiole.
(b) Tap root: main root of the plant called as tap root. Other smaller roots arises from the main root called as lateral roots.
(c) A flower: A flower consists of many parts like sepal, petal, stamen, pistil etc.
Sepals are of green colour which is present around the petals in the lower part of the flower. Petals are colourful which are sometimes jointed or sometimes not. Inside the petals stamen and pistil are present.
Stamen have two parts: anther and filament; and pistil have three parts: stigma style and ovary.
Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.
Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?
Wheat, tulsi, maize, grass, coriander (dhania), China rose
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.
If a plant has fibrous root, what type of venation do its leaves likely to have?
Name two flowers, each with joined and separated sepals.
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?
In which part of a flower, you are likely to find the ovary?
Which of the following plants have you seen? of those that you have seen, which one have flowers?
Grass, maize, wheat, chilli, tomato, tulsi, pipal, shisham, banyan, mango, jamun, guava, pomegranate, papaya, banana, lemon, sugarcane, potato, groundnut
Write the names of the parts of a flower.
If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, what kind of roots will it have?
(a) Which kind of garbage is not converted into compost by the redworms?
(b) Have you seen any other organism besides redworms, in your pit? If yes, try to find out their names. Draw pictures of these.
Rearrange the boxes given below to make a sentence that helps us understand opaque objects.
To walk through a waterlogged area, you usually shorten the length of your dress by folding it. Can this change be reversed?
Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Name the major nutrients in our food.
Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic:
nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute
Name five objects which can be made from wood.
Why do we need to separate different components of a mixture? Give two examples.
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Joints of the bones help in the ——————— of the body.
(b) A combination of bones and cartilages forms the _______ of the body.
(c) The bones at the elbow are joined by a ______________________ joint.
(d) The contraction of the _____________ pulls the bones during movement.
What is a habitat?
Give two examples each, of modes of transport used on land, water and air.
When does a drought occur?
A thick coating of a paste of Plaster of Paris (POP) is applied over the bandage on a fractured bone. It becomes hard on drying to keep the fractured bone immobilised. Can the change in POP be reversed?
Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?
(a)Collect different kinds of packaging material. What was the purpose for which each one was used? Discuss in groups.
(b) Give an example in which packaging could have been reduced?
(c) Write a story on how packaging increases the amount of garbage.
(a) Collect pieces of different kinds of paper. Find out which of these can be recycled.
(b) With the help of a lens look at the pieces of paper you collected for the above question. Do you see any difference in the material of recycled paper and a
new sheet of paper ?
A drawing sheet changes when you draw a picture on it. Can you reverse this change?
List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.
(a) Which kind of garbage is not converted into compost by the redworms?
(b) Have you seen any other organism besides redworms, in your pit? If yes, try to find out their names. Draw pictures of these.
Give examples to explain the difference between changes that can or cannot be reversed.