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PLANTS MCQs

Total Questions : 40 | Page 2 of 4 pages
Question 11. Why does the lotus plant have a long hollow stem?
  1.    To help it to float
  2.    To absorb soil
  3.    To make it look beautiful
  4.    To fix the plant
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> To help it to float
:
A
Thelotus plants have hollowand spongystemfilledwithair. This makes them light and helps them to float on water.
Question 12. Name the part of the plant which produces food.
  1.    Roots
  2.    Stems
  3.    Leaves
  4.    Flowers
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Leaves
:
C
The green leaves of plants help produce food with the help of sunlight and chlorophyll. This process where green plants make their own food is called photosynthesis.
Question 13. ______ is a carnivorous plant.
  1.    Mushroom
  2.    Cuscuta
  3.    Venus Flytrap
  4.    Cactus
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Venus Flytrap
:
C
Venus Flytrap is a type of carnivorous plant. They do carry out photosynthesis. But also derive nutrients by trapping and consuming insects.
Question 14. Leaves of plants are green in colour due to the presence of:
  1.    chlorophyll
  2.    proteins
  3.    minerals
  4.    fats
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> chlorophyll
:
A
Chlorophyll is a pigment that imparts green colour to the leaves. Plants require chlorophyll along with sunlight to prepare food.
Question 15. Which of the following parts of the potato plant help it to reproduce?
  1.    Bud
  2.    Flower
  3.    Leaf
  4.    Root
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bud
:
A
Potato is a special kind of stem, which grows underground. It has buds called ‛eye’ on its surface. Any part of the potato with an eye or bud can grow into a new plant.
Question 16. Rice is a ___.
  1.    Fibre Crop
  2.    Food crop
  3.    Cash Crop
  4.    Synthetic Crop
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Food crop
:
B
Rice is a type of food crop. Food crops are cultivated for consumption.
Question 17. A bushy plant with wooden stem and many branches is a ____.
  1.    climber
  2.    tree
  3.    herb
  4.    shrub
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> shrub
:
D
Shrubs usually have woody stems above the ground. They can be clearly distinguished from herbs and trees because of their woody stems and their size. They are bushy in nature and are relatively shorter in height than a tree.
Question 18. Which of the following is not a function of the root system in a plant?
  1.    Holding the plant upright
  2.    Absorbing sunlight
  3.    Absorbing water
  4.    Absorbing minerals
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Absorbing sunlight
:
B
Sunlightis absorbed by the green leaves of the plant. Green leaves contain a pigment called chlorophyll that absorbs energy from sunlight.
Question 19. The plants in the image given below, store water in their stems in order to  _____________.
The plants In The Image Given Below, Store water In Their ...
  1.    survive in dry conditions
  2.    keep insects away
  3.    keep humans away
  4.    survive in cold conditions
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> survive in dry conditions
:
A
The image given is of a cactus plant.
Cactus is a desert plant that has spines (modified leaves). Thesehelp them reduce water loss. They also havea thick fleshy stem to store water. These modifications help them to survive in thedry conditions.
Question 20. Karan observed hairy structures on the surface of carrots after it was dug out of soil. Which part do you think carrot is?
  1.    Root
  2.    Stem
  3.    Leaf
  4.    Fruit
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Root
:
A
In some plants,roots are modified so as to help them store food. Such roots are called modified roots.Carrot is a modified root.

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