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Plants: Life & Growth — Practice Worksheet
Chapter: Plants: Life & Growth
Topic: Plants: Life & Growth
Maximum Marks: 25
Time: 30 minutes
Name: ____________________ Roll No.: __________ Date: ____________

General Instructions

  • All questions are compulsory.
  • Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
  • The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each) 15 × 1 = 15 marks
1.
Which creatures often carry pollen between flowers?
  • A.Fish
  • B.Bees and butterflies
  • C.Snakes
  • D.Worms
2.
A bee gets ___ from a flower while it helps pollinate it.
  • A.Wood
  • B.Soil
  • C.Stones
  • D.Nectar
3.
The green colour in leaves that traps sunlight is called…
  • A.Chalk
  • B.Chlorophyll
  • C.Calcium
  • D.Carbon
4.
The brightly coloured parts of a flower that attract insects are the…
  • A.Roots
  • B.Petals
  • C.Stems
  • D.Seeds
5.
Why is it useful for seeds to travel far from the parent plant?
  • A.It is faster
  • B.They like travelling
  • C.They get space, light and water to grow
  • D.It looks nice
6.
When animals eat fruits, the seeds may be spread through their…
  • A.Songs
  • B.Droppings
  • C.Sleep
  • D.Shadow
7.
A seed can grow into a new…
  • A.Animal
  • B.Plant
  • C.Rock
  • D.Cloud
8.
The male part of a flower that makes pollen is the…
  • A.Fruit
  • B.Sepal
  • C.Root
  • D.Stamen
9.
Plants mainly make their food in their…
  • A.Flowers
  • B.Roots
  • C.Leaves
  • D.Seeds
10.
To make food, a plant needs sunlight, water and the gas…
  • A.Steam
  • B.Oxygen
  • C.Nitrogen only
  • D.Carbon dioxide
11.
When a seed begins to grow into a plant, this is called…
  • A.Evaporation
  • B.Pollination
  • C.Germination
  • D.Digestion
12.
The small green leaf-like parts that protect a flower bud are the…
  • A.Roots
  • B.Petals
  • C.Sepals
  • D.Fruits
13.
Besides insects, pollen can also be carried by the…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.Soil
  • C.Wind
  • D.Roots
14.
After pollination, the ovary of a flower grows into a…
  • A.Stem
  • B.Root
  • C.Leaf
  • D.Fruit
15.
Light, feathery seeds like dandelion are carried by the…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.River bed
  • C.Wind
  • D.Roots
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each) 5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
A green plant both makes food by day and, like us, also takes in oxygen to…
  • A.Sleep
  • B.Breathe (respire)
  • C.Fly
  • D.Freeze
17.
A seed with a tasty fruit around it is most likely spread by…
  • A.Animals that eat the fruit
  • B.Magnets
  • C.Electric wires
  • D.Sound waves
18.
If all the bees disappeared, many plants would make far fewer fruits because pollination would be…
  • A.Unchanged
  • B.Faster
  • C.Reduced
  • D.Easier
19.
A pea pod is a fruit, and the peas inside it are the…
  • A.Leaves
  • B.Petals
  • C.Roots
  • D.Seeds
20.
A flower that has both stamens and a pistil is called a ___ flower.
  • A.Half
  • B.Complete (bisexual)
  • C.Dead
  • D.Fruit

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
  1. (B) Bees and butterflies
  2. (D) Nectar
  3. (B) Chlorophyll
  4. (B) Petals
  5. (C) They get space, light and water to grow
  6. (B) Droppings
  7. (B) Plant
  8. (D) Stamen
  9. (C) Leaves
  10. (D) Carbon dioxide
  11. (C) Germination
  12. (C) Sepals
  13. (C) Wind
  14. (D) Fruit
  15. (C) Wind
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (B) Breathe (respire)
  2. (A) Animals that eat the fruit
  3. (C) Reduced
  4. (D) Seeds
  5. (B) Complete (bisexual)
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