Plant Life

Revision Assignment

A. Choose the correct option.

1. Photosynthesis takes place in plants during
(a) day time (b) night time
(c) day and night (d) neither day nor
night
2. Which of the following provides energy to the leaves for
preparing food?
(a) Water (b) Air
(c) Minerals (d) Sunlight
3. The small openings present on the lower surface of a leaf
are called
(a) holes (b) pores
(c) stomata (d) rings
4. The food made by the plants is stored as extra food in
(a) leaves (b) stem
(c) roots (d) all the above
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. The presence of starch in the leaves of green plants is
tested with ______.

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 2. The green pigment present in leaves is known as ______.
3. A non-green plant that cannot prepare its food is ______.
4. All animals depend upon _____ for food.
C. Write true or false.
1. Stem is also known as food factory of the plant.
2. Food prepared by the leaves is only stored in the leaves of
the plant.
3. Bamboo is a grass.
4. Leaves can manufacture their food in the absence of
sunlight.
D. Answer the following questions:
1. Why are leaves of a cactus reduced to spines?
2. What are the condition required for photosynthesis?
3. What is the function of roots?
4. How do grasses help in soil conservation?