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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.
Inside a fruit we usually find…
  • A.Seeds
  • B.Stones only
  • C.Sand
  • D.Air only
2.
Some pods burst open suddenly to ___ their seeds away.
  • A.Cook
  • B.Hide
  • C.Cool
  • D.Fling
3.
Light, feathery seeds like dandelion are carried by the…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.River bed
  • C.Wind
  • D.Roots
4.
The moving of pollen from the stamen to the pistil is called…
  • A.Pollination
  • B.Digestion
  • C.Breathing
  • D.Filtering
5.
A seed needs water, air and ___ to germinate.
  • A.Salt
  • B.Loud sound
  • C.Plastic
  • D.Warmth
6.
The green colour in leaves that traps sunlight is called…
  • A.Chalk
  • B.Chlorophyll
  • C.Calcium
  • D.Carbon
7.
The brightly coloured parts of a flower that attract insects are the…
  • A.Roots
  • B.Petals
  • C.Stems
  • D.Seeds
8.
The small green leaf-like parts that protect a flower bud are the…
  • A.Roots
  • B.Petals
  • C.Sepals
  • D.Fruits
9.
During photosynthesis, plants give out the gas…
  • A.Oxygen
  • B.Carbon dioxide
  • C.Smoke
  • D.Dust
10.
The fruit is useful to the plant because it…
  • A.Protects the seeds and helps spread them
  • B.Makes food
  • C.Holds roots
  • D.Gives shade
11.
Besides insects, pollen can also be carried by the…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.Soil
  • C.Wind
  • D.Roots
12.
A bee gets ___ from a flower while it helps pollinate it.
  • A.Wood
  • B.Soil
  • C.Stones
  • D.Nectar
13.
The yellow powder made by the stamen is called…
  • A.Sugar
  • B.Pollen
  • C.Sand
  • D.Salt
14.
To make food, a plant needs sunlight, water and the gas…
  • A.Steam
  • B.Oxygen
  • C.Nitrogen only
  • D.Carbon dioxide
15.
Seeds with hooks stick to the fur of passing…
  • A.Stars
  • B.Clouds
  • C.Stones
  • D.Animals
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.
Why do many flowers have a sweet smell and nectar?
  • A.To make seeds heavy
  • B.To taste nice
  • C.To scare birds
  • D.To attract insects that help pollination
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 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
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. (A) Seeds
  2. (D) Fling
  3. (C) Wind
  4. (A) Pollination
  5. (D) Warmth
  6. (B) Chlorophyll
  7. (B) Petals
  8. (C) Sepals
  9. (A) Oxygen
  10. (A) Protects the seeds and helps spread them
  11. (C) Wind
  12. (D) Nectar
  13. (B) Pollen
  14. (D) Carbon dioxide
  15. (D) Animals
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (C) Reduced
  2. (D) To attract insects that help pollination
  3. (B) Breathe (respire)
  4. (A) Animals that eat the fruit
  5. (D) Seeds
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