GLOBAL INDIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, ABU DHABI

DA-2 WORKSHEET

Name: ________________________ Date: ______________

1. David listed down three functions of roots.

P - it stores food
Q- it absorbs water and minerals from the soil
R - it transports food to different parts of the plant
Which of the functions that he has listed are correct?

1. only Q 2. only P and Q

3. only P and R 4. only Q and R

2. The arrangement of veins in a leaf is called venation. Swati collected the following
information about leaf venation and roots of different plants from her teachers.

Swati observed a strange plant in her garden. She saw that its leaves had parallel
venation. Which of the following can Swati say about the plant, based on the
available data?

1. It probably has tap roots.

2. It probably has fibrous roots.
3. It probably does not bear fruits.
4. It will probably grow into a tall tree

3. Which of the following is NOT a function of the stem?

1. to produce the seeds after fertilization

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 2. to provide mechanical support to the plant
3. to transport water and minerals to all parts of the plant
4. to distribute food from the roots and leaves to all parts of the plant

4. Four friends have labeled the parts of the flower as shown in the table.

Who has labeled the flower parts correctly?

1. Peter 2 Prakash
3 Partho 4 Priya

5. The touch me not plant folds its leaves when someone touches the plant. This shows
that the plants can ____________.
1 grow using stored food
2 respond to changes
3 breathe oxygen
4 store energy

6. Plants lose excess water through parts like leaves, stems and flowers. In order to
reduce the loss of water, which of the following parts is NOT usually found in some
desert plants?
1 roots 2 stem
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7.
There are many organisms that live in a forest as shown above. Listed below are the
biotic and abiotic factors that exist in this habitat.

Which of the following can be placed in the position of X?

1. green plants 2 worms

3. fungi 4 soil

8. Given here are some characteristics. P. ability to move Q. ability to grow R. ability to
reproduce S. requirement of energy to function Which of the above are observed in
ALL living things?
1 only P and Q
2 only P and R
3 only Q, R and S

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 4 all - P, Q, R and S
9. Habitats are found ____________.
1 only on land
2 only in water
3 both on land and in water
4 only in places where human beings live

10. Anjali took one spoon of a powder and mixed it in water. After stirring it for a
while, she saw that the powder could not be seen in the water. Which of the following
could the powder be?
1 sand 2 pepper
3 sugar 4 chalk powder

11. The following objects all have the same thickness. Which one would be the
hardest to break?
1 a pencil 2 a metal pipe
3 a wooden stick 4 a piece of chalk

12. Which of these substances is usually transparent?

1 rain drop 2 paper
3 steel 4 wood