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Getting to Know Plants

Identify the wrong statements and correct them.
(a) Anther is a part of the pistil.
(b) The visible parts of a bud are the petals.
(c) Lateral roots are present in a tap root.
(d) Leaves perform the function of transpiration only

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Science

6th

Landforms and their evolution

In which one of the following regions the chemical weathering process is
more dominant than the mechanical process?
(a) Humid region
(c) Arid region
(b) Limestone region
(d) Glacier region

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Geography

11th (Arts/Humanities)

Getting to Know Plants

Can the stem of a plant be compared with a street with two–way traffic? Give reason.

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Science

6th

Getting to Know Plants

Will a leaf taken from a potted plant kept in a dark room for a
few days turn blue black when tested for starch? Give reasons
for your answer

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Science

6th

Getting to Know Plants

Boojho wanted to test the presence of starch in leaves. He
performed the following steps.
(1) He took a leaf and boiled it in water,
(2) He placed the leaf in a petri dish and poured some iodine
over it.
He did not get the expected result. Which step did he miss?
Explain

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Science

6th

Landforms and their evolution

A deep valley characterised by steep step-like side slopes is known as
(a) U-shaped valley
(c) Blind valley
(b) Gorge
(d) Canyon

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Geography

11th (Arts/Humanities)

Getting to Know Plants

Solve the riddles given below:
(a) “I have a green tender stem and I am much shorter than
you. Who am I?”
(b) I come out first from the seed when it is soaked in water.
I provide anchorage to plants. Who am I? Write another
function that I perform.

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Science

6th

Landforms and their evolution

In which of the following stages of landform development, downward cutting
is dominated?
(a) Youth stage
(c) Early mature stage
(b) Late mature stage
(d) Old stage

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Geography

11th (Arts/Humanities)

Getting to Know Plants

Fill in the blanks:
(a) The small green leaves at the base of flowers are known
as ————.
(b) The swollen basal part of the pistil is the —————–
which bears the ———-.
(c) Stamen has two parts called ————- and ————.
(d) The young unopened flower is termed as ————-.

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Science

6th

Getting to Know Plants

Which of the following terms constitute the female part of the
flower.
(a) sepals, petal and stamen
(b) stigma, style and ovary
(c) ovary, stamen and stigma
(d) ovary, style and stamen

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Science

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