NCERT solutions for class 6 science chapter 7:Getting to know Plants

Delve into our NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 7: Getting to Know Plants. This resource introduces students to the different parts of plants, their functions, and the classification of plants. Our detailed answers enhance understanding of plant biology and the significance of plants in our environment. These solutions are ideal for exam preparation, helping students gain confidence in their knowledge of botanical concepts.

Exercise Question

Question 1

. 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 stamens 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.

Answer 1

a) Roots absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
b) Stem holds the plant upright.
c) Stems conduct water to the leaves.
d) The number of petals and stamens in a flower may not be always equal.
e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are separate.
f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil may or may not be joined to the petal.

Question 2

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3

Answer 2

Question 3

Can you find a plant in your house or in your neighborhood, which has a long but weak stem? Write its name. In which category will you place it?

Answer 3

Yes, Jasmine and money plant needs support. It is a climber.

Question 4

What is the function of a stem?

Answer 4

Following are the functions of a stem
Stem holds the plant upright.
Stems help to transports water to the leaves.
Stems also transports food from leaves to other parts of the plant.

Question 5

Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation? Wheat, tulsi, maize, grass, coriander (dhania), China rose

Answer 5

Tulsi, China rose and coriander have reticulate venation.

Question 6

If a plant has fibrous root, what type of venation do its leaves have?

Answer 6

if a plant has fibrous root its leaves have parallel venation.

Question 7

If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, what kind of roots will it have?

Answer 7

If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation then it will have taproot.

Question 8

Is it possible for you to find out whether a plant has taproot or fibrous roots by looking at the impression of its leaf on a sheet of paper?

Answer 8

Yes it is possible.

Question 9

What are the parts of a flower?

Answer 9

the parts of a flower are follow
a) Sepals b) Petals c) Stigma d) Style e) Anther

Question 10

Which of the following plants have you seen?Of those that you have seen which one have flower? Grass, maize, wheat, chilli, tomato, tulsi, peepal, shisham, banyan, mango, jamun, guava, pomegranate, papaya, banana, lemon, sugarcane, potato, groundnut

Answer 10

Grass, maize, wheat, chilli, tomato, tulsi, piple , banyan, mango, jamun, guava, pomegranate, papaya, banana, lemon, sugarcane, potato are the plant that we have seen.
Maize, wheat ,Chilli, Tomato, Tulsi,piple ,shisham,banyan, Mango, pomegranate, Lemon, Jamun, Guava, papaya, banana are flowering plant

Question 11

Name the part of plant which produces food. Name the process.

Answer 11

Leaves produce food through a process called as Photosynthesis.

Question 12

In which part of a flower, you will find the ovary?

Answer 12

Ovary is seen in lowermost and swollen parts of the pistil.

Question 13

Name two plants in which one has joined sepals and the other has separate sepals.

Answer 13

Plants with joined sepals- Hibiscus, datura, cotton,
Plants with separate sepals- China rose,lily, Mustard flower

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