Question

A. Fill in the blanks.
1. Animals are______&
as they cannot synthesise their own food.
2.
The
of a plant, absorb water and minerals from the soil.
3. During photosynthesis plants take in
and release
4.
are the tiny pores through which leaves exchange gases.
5. Insect eating plants are called
plants.
6.
An essential raw material needed for the process of photosynthesis, and
(a) available in the soil is
(b) available in the air is​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Green plants are called autotrophs since they synthesise their own food.

(b) The food synthesised by the plants is stored as starch.

(c) In photosynthesis solar energy is captured by the pigment called Chlorophyll.

(d) During photosynthesis plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen

Explanation:

A parasitic plant with yellow, slender and tubular stem – Cuscuta

(ii) A plant that has both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition - Pitcher plant, Venus flytrap.

(iii) The pores through which leaves exchange gases – Stomata

Answer 2

Answer:

1.Heterotrophs

2.Root.

3.take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen

4.Stomata

5. Insectivores

6.a) water

b) carbon di oxide