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Std: III Notes of Topic/Lesson: Parts of a Plant Year:2021-2022

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS.

1. The process by which a plant makes its own food is called photosynthesis.
2. The gas used up during photosynthesis is carbon dioxide.
3. The part of the plant above the ground is called shoot.
4. Stomata helps leaves to take in air.
II.GIVE TWO EXAMPLES FOR THE FOLLOWING.
1. Fruits with many seeds - papaya, water melon
2. Edible flowers - banana flower, broccoli
3. Edible leaves - cabbage, coriander
4. Edible stems – sugar cane, ginger
III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING.
1. Define germination and list the factors essential for germination?
Ans- The process by which a seed grows into a new plant is called germination. Air,water and
warmth are the essential factors of germination.
2. Draw a neat labelled diagram of leaf and write any three functions of leaf.
Ans-

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 a) Leaves prepare food for the plants
b) Leaves give out oxygen
c) Leaves of some plants store food. Eg: Cabbage, Spinach
3. Write any three uses of plants.
Ans- a) Plants give us food in form of vegetables and fruits.
b) Plants purify the air we breathe.
c) Plants give us fibres like cotton and jute.
4. Give any three uses of stem.
Ans- a) Stem keeps the plant upright and straight.
b) It carries water, nutrients and food to different parts of the plants.
c) Leaves, buds, flowers and fruits grow on the stem.
IV. GIVE REASON.
1. The leaf is called the ‘kitchen of the plant’.
Ans- Green leaves prepare food for the plants in the presence of air, water, light and
chlorophyll. Therefore, the leaf is called kitchen of the plant.
V.DRAW A NEAT DIAGRAM OF TAP ROOT AND FIBROUS ROOT.

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