5 THE PLANT WORLD

We can see plants all around us. Plants are of different

sizes.
Types of Plants
Very big and strong plants are called trees.

Mango Banyan Neem

Some plants are smal.

They have hard stems.

They are called shrubs and bushes

Rose Cotton

Some plants are small, but

weak. They are called herbs.
They have a soft green stem.
Mint Coriander
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plants are weak and
SO
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stand
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They need support to
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They are called climbers.

Pea Plant
Grapevine

Some plants grow along

the ground. They are called
Watermelon Pumpkin Creepers.

DiPYOu
KNOW?
Leaves are known as the food factory of plants.
Classwork
Identify and name the plants to which these leaves belong.

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dowers are the most colourful part of the
lowers. Flowers convert into fruits and seedsplant. Most
bear
Do you know lotus is
DIPKNOW?
YOU
our
national flower? Plants make food
the process of by
Classwork photosynthesis.
Name the following flowers.

Uses of Plants
Plants give us many useful things.

EA

Tea Cotton Fruits Flowers

Shade Vegetables Wood Home to birds

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Main P o i n t s

Thereare
are Diff ifferent types of plants all around us.
are many kinds of
Thereare plants such
and creepers.
as trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers
Climbers and creepers cannot stand
straight.
nifferent plants have different kinds of leaves.
Elowers are the most colourful part of the plant.
We must take care of the plants.

ANSWER IME
A,Tick( ) the correct option.

1. Plants that are small but have hard stems are called

(a) trees b) shrubs c)herbs(d) creepers

2. Neem, Peepal and Shisham are

(a) creeperb) shrubs L) herb (d) trees

B. Write two examples for each.

1. Trees NCem. .MAY

2. Shrubs Rase Cottor
3 Herbs Minndt.. .lauande
4 Creepers .Lemelom PumpRim.
5. Climbers *
..ae vine
6. Flowers nfbeer.
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 Write T" for true and 'F° for false.
. Very small plants are called trees.
2. Mint is a shrub.
3. Coriander is a herb.
4. Leaves are the most colourful part of the plant.
D. Answer the following questions.
1. What are shrubs ? How are they different from trees?

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ACTIVITY IME
Label the parts of a plant.
Flower Bud Fruit Branch Roots

Lower
Bud

Bch

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