Aquatic Plants

Q. Plants that grow in water are called _______ plants.

1. aquatic
2. evergreen
3. desert
4. terrestrial

Q.

Give two examples of aquatic plants.

Q.

Give two examples of each :

(a) Aquatic plants submerged in water:

(b) Aquatic plants on the surface of the water:

(c) Amphibians:

(d) Aquatic mammals:

(e) Desert plants:

Q.

Underwater plants breathe through their

1. Roots

2. flowers

3. Body surface

4. Fruits

Q. ______ is an underwater plant.

1. Duckweed
2. Seaweed
3. Lotus
4. Rose

Q. Which of the following is not an aquatic plant?

1. Lotus
2. Duckweed
3. Cactus
4. Water lily

Q. Which of the following adaptation helps the duckweed plant to float on water?

1. Needle-shaped leaves
2. Swollen leaves
3. Spines
4. Cone-shaped leaves

Q. A vast majority of plant life is found in the oceans.

1. True
2. False

Q. Plants that are adapted to live in water are called plants.

1. aquatic
2. terrestrial
3. amphibian
4. carnivorous

Q. Roots of _______ plant are present underwater.

1. cactus
2. duckweed
3. rose
4. hibiscus

Q. Which among the following plants can float on water?

1. Evergreen plants
2. Desert plants
3. Conifer plants
4. Aquatic plants

Q. Find the missing one.
Land plants : Terrestrial plants :: Water plants : _____

1. Desert plants
2. Deciduous plants
3. Evergreen plants
4. Aquatic plants

Q.

Why does the lotus plant have a long hollow stem?

1. To help it float

2. To absorb soil

3. To make it look beautiful

4. To fix the plant

Q.

Arun observed a plant floating in the pond with its roots suspended underwater. It is a type of ___.

1. Wetland plant

2. Aquatic plant

3. Terrestrial plant

4. Climber

Q. ______ have roots that grow above the ground.

1. Wetland plants
2. Aquatic plants
3. Desert plants
4. Conifers

Q. Why do mangrove roots grow above the ground?

1. To access nutrients
2. To access oxygen
3. To access water
4. To access sunlight

Q.

___ have roots that grow above the ground

1. Wetland plants

2. Aquatic plants

3. Terrestrial plants

4. Evergreen Plants

Q. Which of the following is true for the given plant?

1. Completely underwater
2. Floating roots
3. Leaves stay afloat
4. Woody stem

Q.

Which of the following is a Wetland plant?

1. Mangrove

2. Teak

3. Maple

4. Juniper

Q.

What kind of plants would grow in this kind of habitat?

1. Aquatic plants
2. Wetland plants
3. Mangrove plants
4. Conifers

Q.

Plants are also classified on the basis of ________ and _______. Plants such as lotus that grow in water are called _______ whereas the plants that grow on land are called ________.

Q.

What kind of plants would grow in this kind of habitat?

1. Wetland plants
2. Aquatic plants
3. Mangrove plants
4. Conifers

Q. roots are modified to grow above the ground.

1. Lotus
2. Cactus
3. Mangrove
4. Seaweeds