ABHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Private and Foreign Education Department
Under Supervision of the Ministry of Education

Name of Student:
Teacher: Arooj Tariq Date: 7 Oct 2020
Worksheet: 1 First Term Subject: Biology
Academic Year (2020-2021)
Grade: 8B Time: 9:09 P.M.

Q1. Fill in the blanks?

1. Plants get water from soil.
2. Flow of food from one organism to another is called Food chain.
3. Photo means “light” and synthesis means “making”.
4. Plants store energy in the form of Starch.
5. At the end of photosynthesis, plants make glucose and oxygen.
6. Plants use food that they make in photosynthesis to make new cells and
tissues.
7. Material that is made of living cells and tissues is called biomass.
8. Leaves carry out photosynthesis.
9. When you grow seedling in dark, its chlorophyll molecules breakdown and
plant become yellow.
10. Xylem vessels are long hollow tubes that carry water and minerals from
roots to leaves.

Q2. State that following statements are true or false? Write “T” for true and
“F” for false?
1. We get energy from food. T
2. Leaf stalk attaches the leaf to roots. F
3. Veins support the leaf and keep it flat. T
4. Spongy layer does most of the photosynthesis. F
5. Spongy layer has less spores than palisade layer. F
6. Stomata is the tiny hole in the upper epidermis. F
7. When conditions become good, new shoots grow from roots. T
8. Position of xylem vessels in roots is “in the centre”. T
9. Position of xylem vessels in stem is “on the corners” T
10. Positions of xylem vessels in leaf is inside the veins “all over the leaf”. T

CREATED BY: AROOJ TARIQ 1

 ABHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Q2. Encircle only one correct answer?

1. Plants contain a green pigment called ____________
a) Chlorophyll c) Melanin
b) Chloroplast d) Mesophyll

2. Which cell contain chlorophyll?

a) Chlorophyll c) Mesophyll
b) Chloroplast d) Melanin

3. ____________ layer protects cell surface from drying out.

a) Waxy c) Spongy
b) Palisade d) Epidermal

4. __________ layer do most of the photosynthesis.

a) Waxy c) Palisade
b) Spongy d) Mesophyll

5. ________ like structures, that grow on roots are called root hairs.
a) Hair c) Balloon
b) Thread d) Needle

Q3. Answer the following questions carefully.

1. How absorption of water by roots helps photosynthesis to takes place?
Water from roots goes to leaves, which helps in photosynthesis.

1. Why plants die, if the roots are cut off?

Because if we cut off the roots, plants will not be able to absorb water and
minerals and it will die.

2. How root hairs help plant to absorb water in short time?

CREATED BY: AROOJ TARIQ 2

 ABHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Root hairs provide a really big surface through which water and minerals
absorb.
3. How xylem vessels support the plant?
Xylem vessels have strong walls, which support the plant.

4. What are xylem vessels?

Xylem vessels are long, hollow tubes that carry water and minerals from roots
to leaves.

5. Suggest why the plants in the space station are grown in enclosed
containers?
So, plants can be provided with H2O and CO2. As there is no gravity in space
so water and carbon dioxide may float in air.

CREATED BY: AROOJ TARIQ 3