Fill in the blanks:
(a) Production of new individuals from the vegetative part of parent is called_____________.
(b) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called_____________.
(c) The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another flower of the same kind is known as _____________.
(d) The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as _____________.
(e) Seed dispersal takes place by means of _____________, _____________ and _____________.
(a) Vegetative propagation
Vegetative propagation is an asexual method of reproduction in plants in which lower plants reproduce vegetatively through various methods like budding, fission, fragmentation, spores, buds etc. With the flowering parts roots, stems, leaves and buds helps in the vegetative propagation. For example: tuberous roots of modified plants can be vegetatively propagated when planted in soil.
(b) Unisexual
A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called unisexual flower whereas bisexual flower possess both stamen (male reproductive organ) and pistil.
(c) Pollination
The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another flower of the same kind is known as pollination. This is of two types: self- pollination (it involves the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower) and cross- pollination (it involves the transfer of pollen grains from the plant of one flower to the stigma of another plant).
(d) Fertilization
The process in which the male gamete fuses with the female gamete that is present in ovule to form a new cell called diploid zygote is called fertilization that occurs within the embryo sac or female gametophyte.
(e) Air, water and insects
Seed dispersal takes place by various agent that is responsible for cross pollination. Anemophily (wind pollination) is the mode of transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma through the agency of wind. Hydrophily is the water pollination in which the transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma occurs through the agency of water. Wind and water pollination both are the abiotic factors of the pollination. Entomophily is the animal pollinator or biotic category in which the transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma occurs through the agency of insects like moths, flies etc.
Sketch the reproductive parts of a flower.
Match items in Column I with those in Column II:
Column I Column II
(a) Bud (i) Maple
(b) Eyes (ii) Spirogyra
(c) Fragmentation (iii) Yeast
(d) Wings (iv) Bread mould
(e) Spores (v) Potato
(vi) Rose
Describe the various ways by which seeds are dispersed.
Describe the different methods of asexual reproduction. Give examples.
How does the process of fertilisation take place in flowers?
Explain the difference between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
State the main difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.
Explain what you understand by sexual reproduction.
Tick the correct answer:
(a) The reproductive part of a plant is the
(i) leaf (ii) stem (iii) root (iv) flower
(b) The process of fusion of the male and the female gametes is called
(i) fertilisation (ii) pollination
(iii) reproduction (iv) seed formation
(c) Mature ovary forms the
(i) seed (ii) stamen
(iii) pistil (iv) fruit
(d) A spore producing plant is
(i) rose (ii) bread mould
(iii) potato (iv) ginger
(e) Bryophyllum can reproduce by its
(i) stem (ii) leaves
(iii) roots (iv) flower
State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.
State differences between acids and bases.
Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Dissolving sugar in water
(c) Burning of coal
(d) Melting of wax
(e) Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
(f ) Digestion of food
Name the elements that determine the weather of a place.
Fill the missing word in the blank spaces in the following statements:
(a) Wind is——————air.
(b) Winds are generated due to —————— heating on the earth.
(c) Near the earth’s surface __________air rises up whereas ___________ air comes down.
(d) Air moves from a region of ——— pressure to a region of ———.
In addition to the rock particles, the soil contains
(i) air and water
(ii) water and plants
(iii) minerals, organic matter, air and water
(iv) water, air and plants
Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing the race?
Match structures given in Column I with functions given in Column II.
Column I Column II
(i) Stomata (a) Absorption of water
(ii) Xylem (b) Transpiration
(iii) Root hairs (c) Transport of food
(iv) Phloem (d) Transport of water
(e) Synthesis of carbohydrates
Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(i) Motion of your hands while running.
(ii) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road.
(iii) Motion of a child in a merry-go-round.
(iv) Motion of a child on a see-saw.
(v) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.
(vi) Motion of a train on a straight bridge.
Why do organisms need to take food?
Outline your role as an active citizen in relation to sanitation.
Give two examples each of conductors and insulators of heat.
Is the distilled water acidic/basic/neutral? How would you verify it?
The bulb in the circuit shown in Fig.14.23 does not glow. Can you identify the problem? Make necessary changes in the circuit to make the bulb glow.
Mark ëTí if the statement is true and ëFí if it is false:
(i) During heavy exercise the breathing rate of a person slows down. (T/F)
(ii) Plants carry out photosynthesis only during the day and respiration only at night. (T/F)
(iii) Frogs breathe through their skins as well as their lungs. (T/F)
(iv) The fishes have lungs for respiration. (T/F)
(v) The size of the chest cavity increases during inhalation. (T/F)
The mountaineers carry oxygen with them because:
(a) At an altitude of more than 5 km there is no air.
(b) The amount of air available to a person is less than that available on the ground.
(c) The temperature of air is higher than that on the ground.
(d) The pressure of air is higher than that on the ground.
Name the source from which litmus solution is obtained. What is the use of this solution?
Classify the following as motion along a straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
(i) Motion of your hands while running.
(ii) Motion of a horse pulling a cart on a straight road.
(iii) Motion of a child in a merry-go-round.
(iv) Motion of a child on a see-saw.
(v) Motion of the hammer of an electric bell.
(vi) Motion of a train on a straight bridge.
Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production? Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.
Hints:
(i) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing silkworms.
(ii) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.
Name two chemicals used to disinfect water.