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Q 1. Fill in the blanks

· Sugar and oil are obtained from ___________________.

· Plants help to reduce _____________________ erosion.

· _______________ on earth cannot exist without plants.

· We need to grow more and more ________________since we _______________ on them.

· The outer covering of seed is the _______________________.

· Two seed leaves, seeds are called ______________ seeds.

· One seed leave, seeds are called ______________ seeds.

· The development of a seed into a seedling is called _________________.

· A ______________________ seed needs air to breathe.

· ___________________ helps the baby plant to break the seed open and come out.

· ___________________is needed for the cells of the seed to become active.

· The root grows _______________ towards gravity.

· The shoot grows upwords towards _________________.

· Plants are _____________ to the ground and cannot move from one place to another.

· If all baby plants grow near the parent plant, not all would ____________.

· There are some agents in nature to ___________ the seeds.

· _______________ is carried out by the wind, water, animals and by the explosion of fruits.

· The special _________________of certain seeds and fruits help these seeds in dispersal.

· Seeds of cotton, madar and hiptage are light and have ___________ or _____________.

· Seeds of cotton, madar and hiptage are easily carried away by _______________.

· Coconut has a _______________ outer covering.

· The ______________ of explosion helps to scatter the seeds.

· Some plants like the rose, sugarcane and hibiscus grow from _____________ cuttings.

· Potato, onion and ginger are _____________ stems.

· Any part of a potato that has ___________________ on it can grow into a new plant.

· ___________ and __________ are examples of plants whose roots can grow into new plants.

· The ____________________ of plants like the bryophyllum can grow into new plants.

· Ginger is also an underground ________________ from which new plants grow.

· Plant of one kind grown in a particular area or region during a particular period are called __________________.

· Farmers grow different crops in different _______________.

· Crops like wheat and gram grown from _____________ to __________ are called rabi crops.

· Crops grown from ____________ to ______________ are called kharip crops.

· Rice, maize, jowar and bajra are ___________ crops.

· Different plants not only grow in different _______________ and _____________ but also require different kinds of soils.

· Rice and jute grow in ____________ soil which holds plenty of water.

· _____________ is grown in and around West Bengal.

· Wheat is grown in the ____________ and _____________ soil of Punjab and Utter Pradesh.

· Jowar and bajra are grown in ____________ soil.

· Cotton grows well in the ________ soil of central and western India.

· ____________ plants need moist soil and grow on the slopes of hilly areas.

· Coconut trees grow in ______________ areas like Kerala and Goa.

· Maize grows in the ___________ soils of plains or hills.

· Onion and groundnut need ______________ sandy soil.

· Plants need to be grown on a large scale to feed the entire _____________ of a country.

· The practice of growing plants on large scale is called _______________.

· Manure is added to the soil to increase ________________.

· However, overuse of chemical fertilizers can be _______________ for the soil as well as the crops.

· ____________ and _____________ are sprayed on standing crops.

· However, too much of pesticides and insecticides can be _____________ to our health.

· Plants, like other living things, need _________________ and _________________.

· After harvesting, grains need to be protected against ________________.

· Plants are the most useful gifts of ________________ for humans and animals.

· A seed has a seed coat, seed leaves and a ________________ inside it.

· We need to _________________ our crops against grazing animals like cows and goats.

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Q 2. Write True or False

· Plants give us food only.

· Cereals, pulses, vegetables and fruits come from plants.

· Some plants can also grow without seeds.

· Plants supply us carbon dioxide.

· Life on earth can exist without plants.

· We do not need to grow more plants.

· In nature all seeds do not grow into new plants.

· Food for the baby plant is stored in the soil.

· Seed coat is known as cotyledons.

· Beans is monocot seed.

· Maize is dicot seed.

· Seed with two seed leaves is called dicot seeds.

· Seed with one seed leaf is called monocot seeds.

· During germination, tiny shoots will come out of the soft, moist seed coat, later roots too will come out.

· The development of a seed into a seedling is called dispersion of seed.

· Air, water and sunlight are the conditions necessary for germination.

· A germinating seed needs air to become active.

· A germinating seed needs warmth to break soft seed coat.

· A germinating seed water to make seed coat soft.

· In a germinating seed, the root grows downward, towards gravity and the shoot grows upward, towards sunlight.

· The seedling grows and becomes a plant.

· Plants are fixed to the ground and cannot move from one place to another.

· If all baby plants grow near the parent plant, all will survive.

· Sunlight, food and water are enough to scatter seeds.

· Dispersal of seed is carried out by wind, water, animals and by the explosion of fruits.

· Seeds dispersed by wind are light and have hair or wings.

· Lotus fruit has a spongy to enable its dispersion by water.

· Human beings and animals disperse seeds but birds don’t.

· Hairy skin of animals is useful for dispersal of some seeds.

· Some fruits like peas in a pod, burst open or explode when dry.

· Some new plants also grow from leaves of the parent plant.

· Rose plant grows from leaves.

· Sweet potato is a modified root.

· Potato buds are called eyes.

· The leaves of bryophyllum plant can grow into new plants.

· Wheat and gram grown from November to April (winter) are called kharip crops.

· Crops grown from June to October (summer) are called rabi crops.

· Rice, maize, jowar and bajra are examples of rabi crops

· Vegetables like the cabbage, cauliflower, radish, bean and pea grow during winter.

· Vegetables like the brinjal, pumpkin and gourd grow in summer.

· Wheat grow in clayey soil which holds plenty of water.

· More rice is grown in and around Punjab.

· Rice and jute are grown in the sandy and irrigated soil of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

· Cotton grows in sandy soil like that of Rajasthan.

· Jowar and bajra grows well in the black soil of central and western India.

· Tea plants need moist soil and grow on the slopes of hilly areas like Assam.

· Coconut trees grow in coastal areas like Kerala and Goa.

· Onion and groundnut grow well in the dry soil of the plains or hills.

· Maize need well-drained, sandy soil.

· If we know the conditions that are suitable for germination of seeds, we can grow better crops.

· The practice of growing plants on a large stale is called plantation.

· Manure is added to soil to increase production.

· Ammonium sulphate and Nitrate are examples of manure.

· Urea and super phosphate are examples of fertilizers.

· If we use excess fertilizers, we will get excess crop.

· Insecticides and pesticides are chemical fertilizers that are sprayed on standing crops.

· Too much use of fertilizers is harmful for our health.

· After harvesting, grains need to be protected against moisture alone.

· Plants too fall sick.

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Q 3. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) or Tick the correct answer.

· Wheat, oat and corns are example of ___________________

(a) Pulses

(b) Cereal

(d) None of the above

· Which of the following is not provided by plants?

(a) Rubber

(b) Gum

(d) Oxygen

· Which of the following seeds grow into plant?

(a) Seeds which are not fully grown when they are separated from their parent plants

(b) Seeds that are destroyed by strong winds or heavy rain

· Which of the following seed will germinate?

(a) Seed with air and warmth

(b) Seed with water and sunlight

· Which of the following is not stage of germination?

(a) Seed floats on water.

(b) Seed swells.

· A seed has a seed coat, seed leaves and a ________________ inside it.

(a) Seedling

(b) Flower

· Which of the following helps the baby plant to break the seed open and come out?

(a) Soil

(b) Air

· Which of the following has one seed leaf?

(a) Gram

(b) Peas

(d) Rice

· Which of the following is not agents of seed dispersion?

(a) Wind

(b) Water

(d) Explosive

· Which of the following is not true for dispersion of seed?

(a) Baby plants can’t grow and survive near parent plant

(b) Some agents in nature scatter the seeds

(c) Plants are agents of dispersion of seed.
(d) Agents of dispersion carry the seeds or fruits away from their parent plant

· Which of the following seed is not dispersed by wind?

(a) Cotton

(b) Madar

(d) Coconut

· Which of the following is not dispersed by Water?

(a) Tiger nail seed

(b) Lotus

(d) Water mint

· Which of the following is dispersed by explosion?

(a) Lotus

(b) Cotton

(d) Spear grass

· ________________ skin of animals is useful for dispersal of some seeds.

(a) Rough

(b) Smooth

(d) Moist

· Which of the following plants grow without seeds?

(a) Potato

(b) Hibiscus

(d) All of the above

· Which of the following plants grow from leaf?

(a) Potato

(b) Rose

(d) All of the above

· Which of the following plants grow from stem cuttings?

(a) Sweet potato

(b) Potato

(d) All of the above

· Which of the following plants grow from roots?

(a) Rose and Sugarcane.

(b) Sweet Potato and carrot.

· Tick the odd plant which grows from stem?

(a) Ginger

(b) Onion

(d) Hibiscus

· From which part potato grows?

(a) Root

(b) Stem

(d) Leaf

· Sweet potatoes are a modified _____________________.

(a) Root

(b) Stem

(d) Leaf

· Which of the following is true for growing of crops?

(a) Farmers grow crops randomly without considering season.

(b) Farmers grow same crops in every season.

· Which of the following is true for kharif crops?

(a) Wheat and gram are kharif crops

(b) November to April is a period for kharif crops.

· Which of the following is true for rabi crops?

(a) Wheat and gram are rabi crops.

(b) November to April is a period for rabi crops.

(d) All of the above.

· Tick the crops and vegetables grown during winter?

(a) Gram

(b) Wheat

(d) All of the above

· Tick the crops and vegetables grown during summer?

(a) Brinjal

(b) Pumpkin

(d) All of the above

· Which of the following crops grow in clayey soil?

(a) Rice and jute

(b) Wheat

(d) Onion and groundnut

· Which of the following crops grow in sandy and irrigated soil?

(a) Rice and jute

(b) Wheat

(d) Cotton

· Which of the following crops grow in black soil?

(a) Maize

(b) Wheat

(d) Cotton

· Which of the following crops grow in dry soil?

(a) Maize

(b) Wheat

(d) Cotton

· Which of the following crops grow in well drained sandy soil?

(a) Onion and Groundnut

(b) Jowar and bajra

(d) None of the above

· What kind of soil suitable for tea plants?

(a) Moist soil

(b) Sandy soil

(d) clayey soil

· Which of the following is not true for tea plants?

(a) Moist soil is suitable

(b) Grow on the slopes of hilly areas

(d) None of the above

· Plants help to reduce _____________________ erosion.

(a) Environmental

(b) Nature

(d) Soil

· Which of the following must for good and healthy crops?

(a) Use healthy and ripe seeds for sowing

(b) Prepare the soil properly, add manure or fertilizers and irrigate the soil.

(d) All of the above

· Which of the following is not chemical fertilizer?

(a) Urea and nitrate

(b) Super phosphate.

(d) None of the above

· Which of the following relatively good for crops even if used excessively?

(a) Chemical fertilizers

(b) Insecticides

(d) Manure

· Which of the following is not added to the soil?

(a) Chemical fertilizers

(b) Insecticides and pesticides

(d) Water

· For which of the following we don’t use pesticide or insecticide?

(a) Locusts

(b) Grasshoppers

(d) Caterpillars

· We need to protect crops against-

(a) Diseases

(b) Pests such as locusts, grasshoppers and caterpillars

(d) All of the above

· Why should we store grains in air tight and sealed containers?

(a) To protect against moisture

(b) To keep safe from rats, moles, birds, squirrels, etc.

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Q 4. Define the terms (or terminology).

· Cereals

· Germination

· Monocot seeds

· Dicot seeds

· Dispersal

· Rabi crop

· Kharif crop

· Insecticide

· Pesticide

· Irrigation

· Crop

· Agriculture

· Agents of dispersal

· Fertilizers

· Manure

· Cotyledons

· Seedling

Q 5. Answer following questions in one word or one sentence.

· What is major part of our nature?

· What is the lifesaving thing we get from plants?

· Which seeds grow into new plants?

· Where is food stored in baby plant?

· What is cotyledon?

· What is the use of food stored in the seed leaves?

· How long baby plant depends on food stored in the seed?

· What do you mean by dicot seeds?

· Give two examples of dicot seeds.

· What do you mean by monocot seeds?

· Give two examples of monocot seeds.

· What is germination?

· Why do germinating seeds need air?

· Why do germinating seeds need moisture?

· Why do germinating seeds need warmth?

· Why can’t plant move from one place to another?

· Why does root grow downwards and shoot grows upwards?

· Why would not all baby plants growing near the parent plant survive?

· What are the agents of seed dispersal in nature?

· How does seeds help in dispersal?

· Name four dispersal agents.

· Which characteristic of seed help in dispersion by wind?

· Which characteristic of seed help in dispersion by water?

· Which two characteristics of seed help in dispersion by animals?

· Which characteristic of seed help in dispersion by explosion?

· What is dispersal agent for cotton seeds?

· Which seed characteristic of hiptage seed help in dispersion?

· What is dispersal agent for lotus seed?

· What is dispersal agent for tiger nail seed ?

· Which seed characteristic of xanthium helps in dispersion?

· Which fruit is dispersed like coconut?

· What is dispersion mechanism for peas seeds?

· Name two plants which grows from seed.

· Name two plants which grows from stem cuttings.

· Name two plants which grows from underground stem.

· Name a plant which grows from leaf.

· Name a plant that grow from buds.

· Name two plants grow from roots.

· How does bryophyllum grow into new plants?

· Name two kharif crops.

· Name two rabi crops.

· Name the season for wheat and gram crops?

· Name the season for maize, jowar and bajra crops?

· Which vegetables grow during winter?

· Which vegetables grow during summer?

· How can you know the conditions suitable for crops?

· Which type of soil is better for wheat?

· Which states of our country produces more wheat?

· Which type of soil is suitable for cotton?

· Which part of our country has suitable soil for cotton production?

· Name two cities producing tea plants.

· Which are the two states known for coconut trees?

· Which type of soil is suitable for maize?

· Which type of soil is suitable for jowar and bajra?

· Which type of soil is suitable for groundnut?

· Why do plants need to be grown on large scale?

· Why do you add manure to the soil?

· What is harmful to the soil as well as crops?

· What is called the chemicals sprayed on crops?

· What is harmful to our health as well as crops?

· How do you protect crops from gazing animals?

· How to you protect grains against moisture?

· Who is known as father of green revolution in India?

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Q 6. Answer following questions briefly in 2-3 sentences.

· Why should we grow more plants?

· Why doesn’t all seeds grow?

· Write difference between monocot and dicot seeds. Give examples

· What are the three important things required for germination?

· Write difference between root growth and shoot growth of germinating seed.

· What do you learn from seed germination activity?

· Why all seeds do not grow in new plants?

· Why do agents of nature scatter the seeds?

· What is dispersal?

· How seed dispersal takes by wind? Give three examples.

· How seed dispersal takes by water? Give three examples.

· How seed dispersal takes by animals? Give three examples.

· How seed dispersal takes by explosion? Give three examples.

· Why can’t all seeds be dispersed by wind?

· What is difference between stem cutting and underground stem?

· What is crop?

· Why do you think clayey soil is not suitable for onion?

· Why do you think jute cannot be produced in sandy soil of Rajasthan?

· Why does coconut tree grow along costal area?

· Why does rice production is more in West Bengal?

· Why clayey soil is better for rice and jute?

· In a germination activity, you did not use soil. Then why do you think soil is needed for crops?

· What is agriculture?

· What is difference between manure and fertilizers?

· What you will add to the soil to increase the crop production?

· What is difference between insecticide and pesticide?

· List three things against which you should protect the crops.

· How are caterpillars harmful to the crops? How can you protect from caterpillars?

· List the two things against which you should protect the seeds after harvesting.

· What is difference between protecting crops and protecting grains?

· Why do plants need love and care?

· What is natural insecticide? Give example.

· Explain seed and its part with drawing.

· Draw seed and name its parts.

a. Cotton

b. Madar

c. Hiptage

d. Xanthium

e. Tiger nail

f. Peas

· Draw part of plants used to grow and name it.

a. Potato

b. Sweet potato

c. Rose stem cutting

d. Bryophyllum

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Q 7. Long answer questions.

· Write any six uses of plants.

· Why does plant produce so many seeds?

· What are the parts of seed? Explain with diagram.

· What is Germination? Describe stages of Germination using diagram.

· Briefly explain role of three important things required for germination.

· Describe the different ways of seed dispersal.

· Write three differences between kharif crop and rabi crops.

· Write short notes on type of soils required for different crops.

· List five things you must do for a good and healthy crop.

· How you will protect your crops and grains?

Q 8. Match the following.

· Match the seed germination factors

Factor		Function
Air		Makes seed coat soft
Water		Seed becomes active
Sunlight		To breathe

· Match seed with its dispersion mechanism

Seed		Type of Dispersion
Madar		Explosion
Lotus		Animal
Xanthium		Water
Peas		Wind

· Match seed with its characteristics helpful for seed dispersion.

Seed		Seed Characteristics
Cotton		Fibrous
Coconut		Pod
Spare Grass		Light
Peas		Hooked spine

· Match the part of plant which is used for growing new plant

Part of Plant		Plant
Seed		Onion
Stem Cutting		Carrot
Root		Bryophyllum
Leaf		Rose
Underground Stem		Cotton

· Match the crop with its suitable soil.

Crop		Soil
Jute		Sandy and E soil
Wheat		Moist soil
Cotton		Dry soil
Maize		Clayey soil
Tea plants		Black soil

· Match State with crop

Crop		State
Rice		Assam
Wheat		West Bengal
Jowar & Bajra		Goa
Cotton		Maharashtra
Tea plants		Punjab
Coconut		Rajasthan

Q 9. Complete series.

Jawar	:	Seed	::	:	Buds
Tea plants	:	Slopes of hilly area	::	:	Coastal areas
Gram	:	Winter	::	:	Summer
Spongy part	:	Lotus fruit	::	:	Madar
Towards gravity	:	Root	::	:	Shoot

Q 10. Complete the table

Crop	Soil	State
Rice
wheat
Jowar and bajra
Cotton
Tea
Onion and groundnut
Maize

Q 11. Answer following questions using pictures given below.

· Identify the crop

· Identify the tree

· Identify the seeds

· Identify the part of plant used to grow new plant

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