Introduction to Plants

Q.

Lemon plants are herbs, shrubs, or trees?

Q.

Medicine Quinine which is used for the cure of malaria is obtained from the bark of?

1. Coconut

2. Cinchona

3. Deodar

4. Sal

Q. Tell some characteristics of creepers and Explain the characteristics of herbs with examples.[Textbook question - 6e]

Q.

What kind of medicinal properties do plants have?

Q.

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for table. [5 marks]
[Parts of a plant]
[NCERT Textbook]

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \( \begin{array}{c}\text { Name of } \\ \text { flower }\end{array} \) & \( \begin{array}{c}\text { Number } \\ \text { and colour } \\ \text { of petals }\end{array} \) & \( \begin{array}{c}\text { Number } \\ \text { and colour } \\ \text { of sepals }\end{array} \) & \( \begin{array}{c}\text { Are the sepals } \\ \text { joined together } \\ \text { or separate? }\end{array} \) & \( \begin{array}{c}\text { Stamens - are } \\ \text { they free or } \\ \text { joined to petals }\end{array} \) & \( \begin{array}{c}\text { Pistil - } \\ \text { Present/ } \\ \text { absent }\end{array} \) \\ \hline Rose & \( \begin{array}{l}\text { Many } \\ \text { (Colour?) }\end{array} \) & 5 (Colour?) & Separate & Free & Present \\ \hline & & & & & \\ \hline \end{tabular}

Q. The pea eggplant is a good medicine for the treatment of

1. Jaundice
2. Cold
3. Cough
4. Dandruff

Q.

Honey plays a major role in many of ayurvedic medicines. How is it produced?

Q.

________ and _______ are medicinal plants.

Q. The medium-sized plants which grow to a height of 8 -9 feet are called ______.

1. Trees
2. Long trees
3. Shrubs
4. Herbs

Q. Write the names of active ingredients and the medicinal uses of the following medicinal plants:
(i) Amla, (ii) Haldi, (iii) Tulsi, (iv) Neem.

Q. Describe following medicinal plants - (i) Haldi, (ii) Garlic, (iii) Amla, (iv) Jeera, (v) Maithi, (vi) Mahua.

Q. Strawberry is a:

1. Twiner
2. Climber
3. Creeper
4. Trailer

Q. Herbs have green tender stems and several branches.
Is the above statement true or false?

1. True
2. False

Q. (a) Write short notes on Sushrut.
(b) Give the names of active ingredients and their one uses of following medicinal plants.
(i) Amla, (ii) Haldi, (iii) Tulsi.

Q. Grasses are ___________ (herbs/shrubs/trees)

Q. Plants that are shorter than trees and have a bushy appearance are called ____________.

1. Short trees
2. Shrubs
3. Herbs
4. Grasses

Q. How do the herbs and the shrubs survive under the shadow of large canopied trees in forest?

Q. Creepers and climbers are plants that cannot stand upright.
Is the above statement true or false.

1. True
2. False

Q. In ground nut (Arachis hypogea), oil is stored in

1. Endosperm
2. Cotyledons
3. Embryo
4. Tuber

Q. What are creepers? Mention two characteristics of creepers. (3 marks)

Q. The process of a new baby plant arising from a seed is called .

1. fertilisation
2. pollination
3. photosynthesis
4. germination

Q. Pumpkin plants are while grape plants are .

1. creepers
2. climbers
3. shrubs
4. trees

Q. "I have a green tender stem and I am much shorter than you. Who am I?"

Q. All plants have green leaves.
Is the above statement true or false.

1. True
2. False

Q. Evaporation of excess water from aerial parts of a plant is called .

1. diffusion
2. transpiration
3. osmosis

Q.

Fibrous roots arise from the:

1. Base of the stem

2. Node

3. Plumule

4. Pedicel

Q.

Green, thin, and soft stem is found in

1. Herbs

2. Shrubs

3. Trees

4. None of these

Q. Plants are attached to soil by structures known as ____.

1. pedicels
2. leaves
3. flowers
4. roots

Q.

The ___ pigment present in the leaves of the plants is known as chlorophyll.

1. red colour

2. green colour

3. orange colour

4. yellow colour

Q. Which of the following plants have thick hard stems and are very tall?

1. Lemon
2. Tomato
3. Mango
4. None of these