NCERT Solutions for Class 6 SCIENCE – Chapter 7 – Getting to know Plants

NCERT SOLUTIONS – GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 7 Getting To Know Plants is the essential study material needed to perfect Getting To Know Plants topics. The NCERT Class 6 Science solutions provided here correctly answer NCERT textbook questions. Solutions curated in a comprehensive manner will help students understand the subtopics in this chapter in a better way.

IMPORTANT SUB-TOPICS MENTIONED IN THE NCERT CLASS 6 SCIENCE CHAPTER 7 GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS:

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 7 Getting To Know Plants has the following sub-topics as given below:

Sr. no	Topics
	Herbs, Shrubs and Trees
2.	Stem
3.	Leaf
4.	Root
5.	Flower

NCERT SOLUTIONS CLASS 6 SCIENCE CHAPTER 7 GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS:

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 sepals and petals 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.

ANS- 

1. Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.
2. Stem holds the plant upright.
3. Stems conduct water to the leaves.
4. The number of petals and stamens in a flower may not always be equal.
5. If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are separate.
6. If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil may or may not be joined to the petal.

2. Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a tap root and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3 of the textbook.

ANS- 

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3. Can you find a plant in your house or in your neighbourhood which has a long but weak stem? Write its name. In which category would you classify it?

ANS- Yes, bottle gourd (lauki) has a long but weak stem. It is a climber.

4. What is the function of a stem in a plant?

ANS- Functions of the stem in a plant:

1. Stems bear leaves, branches, buds, flowers and fruits.
2. Stem helps in the transport of water and food to different plant parts.

5. Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?

Wheat, tulsi, maize, grass, coriander (dhania), china rose.

ANS- Tulsi, China Rose and Coriander.

6. If a plant has fibrous roots, what type of venation are its leaves likely to have?

ANS- If a plant has fibrous roots, its leaves have parallel venation.

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

ANS- If a plant has reticulate venation, its roots are tap roots.

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?

ANS- Yes, it is possible to find out whether a plant has tap roots or fibrous roots by looking at the impression of its leaf on a sheet of paper.

9. What are the parts of a flower?

ANS- The following are the parts of a flower:

1. Sepals 
2. Petals
3. Stamens
4. Pistil

10. Which of the following plants have you seen? Of those that you have seen, which one have flowers?

Grass, maize, wheat, chilli, tomato, tulsi, pipal, shisham, banyan, mango, jamun, guava, pomegranate, papaya, banana, lemon, sugarcane, potato, groundnut

ANS- The plants which have flowers are grass, maize, wheat, chilli, tomato, tulsi, peepal, shisham, banyan (flowers lie inside its fruits), mango, jamun, guava, Pomegranate, papaya, banana, lemon, sugarcane, potato, groundnut.

11. Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.

ANS- Leaves produce food for the plant through photosynthesis.

12. In which part of a flower you are likely to find the ovary?

ANS- Ovary is present in the lowermost portion of the pistil.

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

ANS- Plants with joined sepals – Cotton and Hibiscus

Plants with separate sepals – Rose and Lotus

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