Question

Write the details of the plants that are used in your house in the table given below. Follow the model given. Name of Plant /bush/ part of the the plant creeper/ tree/ plant used Creeper of creeper Model: unripe fruit vegetable use pot herb​

Answer 1

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SCIENCE

7 Getting to Know Plants

G

o outside and observe all the

plants around you (Fig. 7.1).

Do you see that some plants

are small, some very big, while some

are just patches of green on

the soil? Some have green

leaves, while some others have

reddish ones. Some have huge

red flowers, some have tiny

blue ones, while some have

none. We do see a variety of

plants existing all around us

— near our homes, in the

school ground, on the way to

Fig. 7.2 Parts of a plant

the school, in the parks and gardens,

isn’t it?

Let us get to know the different

parts of any plant. This will help us

understand the differences between

plants of different kinds. Can you label

the stem, branch, root, leaf, flower and

fruit of the plant shown in Fig.7.1?

Colour the parts of the plant.

7.1 HERBS, SHRUBS AND TREES

Activity 1

Look closely at the stem and branches

of:

1. Plants much smaller than you.

2. Plants that are about your size, and

3. Plants which are much taller than

you.

Feel their stem and try to bend them

gently to see if they are tender or hard.

Fig. 7.1 A Nature walk!

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