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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.
The small green leaf-like parts that protect a flower bud are the…
  • A.Roots
  • B.Petals
  • C.Sepals
  • D.Fruits
2.
During photosynthesis, plants give out the gas…
  • A.Oxygen
  • B.Carbon dioxide
  • C.Smoke
  • D.Dust
3.
Roots help in food-making by taking in ___ from the soil.
  • A.Sunlight
  • B.Water and minerals
  • C.Oxygen only
  • D.Sound
4.
Plants mainly make their food in their…
  • A.Flowers
  • B.Roots
  • C.Leaves
  • D.Seeds
5.
The male part of a flower that makes pollen is the…
  • A.Fruit
  • B.Sepal
  • C.Root
  • D.Stamen
6.
Seeds with hooks stick to the fur of passing…
  • A.Stars
  • B.Clouds
  • C.Stones
  • D.Animals
7.
Which creatures often carry pollen between flowers?
  • A.Fish
  • B.Bees and butterflies
  • C.Snakes
  • D.Worms
8.
The yellow powder made by the stamen is called…
  • A.Sugar
  • B.Pollen
  • C.Sand
  • D.Salt
9.
Inside a fruit we usually find…
  • A.Seeds
  • B.Stones only
  • C.Sand
  • D.Air only
10.
Pollination is important because it helps a plant to make…
  • A.Seeds and fruits
  • B.Leaves only
  • C.Roots only
  • D.Shade
11.
Some pods burst open suddenly to ___ their seeds away.
  • A.Cook
  • B.Hide
  • C.Cool
  • D.Fling
12.
A bee gets ___ from a flower while it helps pollinate it.
  • A.Wood
  • B.Soil
  • C.Stones
  • D.Nectar
13.
After pollination, the ovary of a flower grows into a…
  • A.Stem
  • B.Root
  • C.Leaf
  • D.Fruit
14.
A seed can grow into a new…
  • A.Animal
  • B.Plant
  • C.Rock
  • D.Cloud
15.
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
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each) 5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
If all the bees disappeared, many plants would make far fewer fruits because pollination would be…
  • A.Unchanged
  • B.Faster
  • C.Reduced
  • D.Easier
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.
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
19.
A flower that has both stamens and a pistil is called a ___ flower.
  • A.Half
  • B.Complete (bisexual)
  • C.Dead
  • D.Fruit
20.
A pea pod is a fruit, and the peas inside it are the…
  • A.Leaves
  • B.Petals
  • C.Roots
  • D.Seeds

Answer Key

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