CHAPTER 1.

PLANTS: INCREASING THE NUMBERS TEST

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READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY ::------>
NOTE :: READ ALL THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY & THEN ANSWER THEM WITH MENTIONIONG QUESTION NO . ( INSTRUCTIONS )
BONUS QUES INCLUDES EXTRA MARKS IF TIME LEFT ATTEMPT THIS ONE TOO
BOUND YOUR TIME ACCORDING TO YOUR QUESTION ATTEMPTING WAY OF MANNER.
DONOT MARK OR DO SOLUTION IN YOUR QUESTION PAPER >>>>> DO ALL THE SOLUTIONS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
ALL THE BEST.
A. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING :: (With suitable examples if there ..) (8 X 1 = 8 MARKS)
1. Seed coat
2. Agriculture
3. Crops
4. Germination
5. Dispersal
6. Cotyledons
7. Monocot seeds
8. Dicot seeds.

B. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ( 2+ 2+ 3+ 5+ 3++3 = 15 MARKS + 3 MARKS)
1. How plants are useful to us?
2. What is the importance of cotyledons?
3. a.) Explain Germination process. How does a seed become a plant?
b.) Name the conditions necessary for germination
4. a.) What is dispersal of seeds? Why do seed need to disperse?
b.) What are the different agents of dispersal?
c.) How do animals help in dispersal of seeds?
5. Why do we spray pesticides on crops?
6. BONUS QUES :: What are the different stages of agriculture in the correct order?

C. FILL IN THE BLANKS :: ( 10X 0.5 = 5 MARKS )
1. Plants helps to reduce soil _______________.
2. In india, crops like wheat & gram are grown from November to April & are called _______________ crops.
3. Onion & ________________ need well-drained, sandy soil.
4. Any part of a potato that has ___________ on it can grow into a new plant.
5. Maize has ____________ seed leaf/leaves.
6. A baby plant is called a _________________ (cotyledon/ Seedling).
7. The _______________ (seed coat/ cotyledon) protects the baby plant inside the seed.
8. Plants ________________ (Germinate/disperse) their seed in various ways.
9. During the early stages of germination, the seedling gets its food from ____________________.
10. The process by which the seeds are scattered away from the mother plant is called_________________.

D. NAME THE FOLLOWING : ( 10 X 1 = 10 MARKS )
1. One seed that is dispersed by air _____________________.
2. One seed that is dispersed by water. _____________________.
3. One seed that has hooks or spines. _____________________.
4. One plant that disperses its seeds by explosion. _____________________.
5. Plants that can grow from stem _____________________.
6. Kharif crop _____________________.
7. Rabi crop _____________________.
8. Plants grow by cutting steps on mountains _____________________.
9. Cutting & gathering of ripened crops _____________________.
10. Proper supply of water to the field for better crop growth. _____________________.