Class 6 Science Worksheets

Chapter 7: Getting to Know Plants

Worksheet 2

Questions:

Q1. Which part of the flower is colorful?

Q2. Which structure is present inside the ovary of female flower?

Q3. What is the central main vein of the leaf called?

Q4. Write two features of shrubs.

Q5. What do the plants require in order to carry out photosynthesis and which part makes

the food?

Q6. Which type of venation will be seen in plant with tap root and the one with fibrous root?

Q7. Name the test used to check starch stored in leaves and what result do we get?

Q8. Write some features of trees that differentiates them from herbs and shrubs.

Q9. Define the reticulate and parallel venation with examples.

Q10. Give the definition of petiole, lamina and stem tendril.

Answers:

Answer 1:

Petals

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Answer 2

Ovules

Answer 3

Midrib

Answer 4

The shrubs are small plants with hard stem that develops branches near the base. Their stem
is hard but not very thick.

Answer 5

The plants require carbon dioxide, sunlight, water and nutrients for photosynthesis. Leaf
performs photosynthesis for plant.

Answer 6

The plants with tap root have reticulate venation and plants with fibrous roots have parallel
venation.

Answer 7

The test for checking starch in leaves in called iodine test. The appearance of blue black
colour gives positive test for starch.

Answer 8

Trees have hard and thick stem which is not seen in herbs and shrubs. The branches in trees
arise from the upper side. Shrubs and herbs have branches arising from base.

Answer 9

The reticulate venation is the type of venation in which the veins arise from midrib and
spread across the surface of the leaf. In parallel venation all the veins and midrib are parallel
to each other and do not touch anywhere. Examples- carrot has reticulate venation and
maize has parallel venation.

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Answer 10
The petiole is the small stalk like structure that attaches the leaf to the stem. The flat surface
of the leaf is called leaf lamina. Stem tendrils are modifications of stem into small thread like
thin structures that give support to the plant.

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