Class 6 Science - Chapter Getting to Know Plants NCERT Solutions | What is the function of a stem in a plan

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.

Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.

Which of the following leaves have reticulate venation?
Wheat, tulsi, maize, grass, coriander (dhania), China rose

Correct the following statements and rewrite them in your notebook.
(a) Stem absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
(b) Leaves hold the plant upright.
(c) Roots conduct water to the leaves.
(d) The number of petals and sepals in a flower is always equal.
(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are also joined together.
(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is joined to the petal.

Name two flowers, each with joined and separated sepals.

If a plant has fibrous root, what type of venation do its leaves likely to have?

Can you find a plant in your house or in your neighborhood, which has a long but a weak stem? Write its name. In which category would you classify it?

In which part of a flower, you are likely to find the ovary?

Which of the following plants have you seen? of those that you have seen, which one have flowers?

Grass, maize, wheat, chilli, tomato, tulsi, pipal, shisham, banyan, mango, jamun, guava, pomegranate, papaya, banana, lemon, sugarcane, potato, groundnut

Write the names of the parts of a flower.

(a) Which kind of garbage is not converted into compost by the redworms?
(b) Have you seen any other organism besides redworms, in your pit? If yes, try to find out their names. Draw pictures of these.

Rearrange the boxes given below to make a sentence that helps us understand opaque objects.

To walk through a waterlogged area, you usually shorten the length of your dress by folding it. Can this change be reversed?

Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?

Name the major nutrients in our food.

Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic:
nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute

Name five objects which can be made from wood.

Why do we need to separate different components of a mixture? Give two examples.

Fill in the blanks:
(a) Joints of the bones help in the ——————— of the body.
(b) A combination of bones and cartilages forms the _______ of the body.
(c) The bones at the elbow are joined by a ______________________ joint.
(d) The contraction of the _____________ pulls the bones during movement.

What is a habitat?

The distance between Radha's home and her school is 3250 m. Express this distance into km.

The height of a person is 1.65 m. Express it into cm and mm.

Name the following:
(a) The nutrients which mainly give energy to our body.
(b) The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
(c) A vitamin required for maintaining good eyesight.
(d) A mineral that is required for keeping our bones healthy.

Why should an electrician use rubber gloves while repairing an electric switch at your home? Explain.

Fill in the blanks.
(a) ______________ is caused by deficiency of Vitamin D.
(b) Deficiency of ______________ causes a disease known as beri-beri.
(c) Deficiency of Vitamin C causes a disease known as ______________.
(d) Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of ____________ in our food.

(a)Collect different kinds of packaging material. What was the purpose for which each one was used? Discuss in groups.
(b) Give an example in which packaging could have been reduced?
(c) Write a story on how packaging increases the amount of garbage.

Fill up the blanks in the following:
(a) The process of changing of water into its vapour is called _________________.
(b) The process of changing water vapour into water is called _________________.
(c) No rainfall for a year or more may lead to _________________ in that region.
(d) Excessive rains may cause _________________.

Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein

Name five objects which can be made from wood.

Using the "conduction tester" on an object it was found that the bulb begins to glow. Is that object a conductor or an insulator? Explain.