Question

C. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Describe nutrition through a flow chart.
2. How is water transported to the leaves ?
3. Describe the role of leaves in photosynthesis.
4. Describe symbiosis. How do nutrients get replenished in the soil
5. Define the following terms:
(a) saprophytes (b) parasites
(c) insectivores​

Answer 1

1. flow chart
2. Water and solutes are transported by the xylem from the roots to the leaves,
3. The main function of a leaf is to produce food for the plant by photosynthesis
4. symbiosis means to depend on each other and both are mutually benifitted. when we add fertilizers and manure to the soil nutrients get replenished.
5. i) The organisms which feed on dead and decaying matter , are known as saprophytes. Such as fungi, bacteria , etc

• ii) Non-green plants that depend on other living organisms and obtain their food from them , are called parasites
• iii)An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects.