Bombay‌‌Scottish‌‌School,‌‌Mahim‌ 

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Section‌‌A ‌ ‌
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Types‌‌of‌‌plants‌‌based‌‌on‌‌their‌‌habitats‌  ‌

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Question‌‌1 ‌ ‌
One‌‌word‌‌answers:‌  ‌

1.‌‌The‌‌plants‌‌that‌‌grow‌‌on‌‌land‌‌are‌‌known‌‌as‌‌____________________‌‌
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2.‌‌The‌‌plants‌‌that‌‌grow‌‌in‌‌water‌‌are‌‌known‌‌as‌‌____________________‌‌
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3.‌  ‌The‌  ‌trees‌  ‌that‌  ‌shed‌  ‌most‌  ‌of‌  ‌their‌  ‌leaves‌  ‌in‌  ‌autumn‌  ‌are‌  ‌called‌  ‌

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4.‌  ‌Plants‌  ‌that‌  ‌breathe‌  ‌through‌  ‌their‌  ‌body‌  ‌surface‌  ‌are‌  ‌known‌  ‌as‌  ‌

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  Trees‌‌
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  needle‌‌
  like‌‌
  leaves‌‌
  with‌‌
  waxy‌‌
  coating‌‌
  on‌‌
  it‌‌
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 called‌  ‌

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6.‌‌Thorns‌‌on‌‌plants‌‌is‌‌a‌‌feature‌‌of‌‌trees‌‌in‌‌____________________‌‌
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7.‌  ‌Plants‌  ‌which‌  ‌have‌  ‌leaves‌  ‌almost‌  ‌all‌  ‌round‌  ‌the‌  ‌year‌  ‌are‌  ‌called‌‌
 

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8.‌  ‌Places‌  ‌where‌  ‌the‌  ‌soil‌  ‌is‌  ‌very‌  ‌sticky‌  ‌and‌  ‌clayey‌  ‌are‌  ‌called‌‌
 

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9.‌  ‌Plants‌  ‌like‌  ‌pitcher‌  ‌plant‌  ‌that‌  ‌trap‌  ‌insects‌  ‌are‌  ‌known‌  ‌as‌‌
 

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10.‌  ‌Plants‌  ‌that‌  ‌cannot‌  ‌make‌  ‌their‌  ‌own‌  ‌food‌  ‌are‌  ‌called‌‌
 

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Question‌‌2 ‌ ‌
Tick‌‌the‌‌correct‌‌option:‌  ‌
a. In‌‌which‌‌part‌‌do‌‌desert‌‌plants‌‌make‌‌their‌‌food?‌  ‌
i.‌‌Thorns‌‌
  ii.‌‌Roots‌ iii.‌‌Stems‌ 
b. Which‌‌one‌‌is‌‌a‌‌non-green‌‌plant?‌  ‌
i.‌‌Duckweed‌ ii.‌‌Indian‌‌pipe‌ iii.‌‌Fir‌  ‌
c. Stomata‌‌
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 the‌‌
 leaf‌‌
 of‌‌
 these‌‌
 
plants.‌  ‌
i.‌‌Cactus‌ ii.‌‌Lotus‌ iii.‌‌Seagrass‌  ‌
d. Plants‌  ‌whose‌  ‌roots‌  ‌are‌  ‌not‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌  ‌soil‌  ‌and‌  ‌absorb‌  ‌moisture‌‌
 
from‌‌air.‌‌
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i.‌‌Saprophytic‌ ii.‌‌Epiphytes‌    ‌ ‌
‌iii.‌ ‌Insectivorous‌‌Plants‌   ‌ ‌
e. Which‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌is‌‌not‌‌an‌‌example‌‌of‌‌a‌‌terrestrial‌‌plant?‌  ‌
i.‌‌Peepal‌‌tree‌ ii.‌‌Pine‌‌tree‌ iii.‌‌Tape‌‌grass‌  ‌
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Q2.‌  ‌Complete‌  ‌the‌  ‌table‌  ‌by‌  ‌identifying‌  ‌the‌  ‌type‌  ‌of‌  ‌plant‌  ‌and‌‌
 
stating‌‌any‌‌two‌‌adaptations:‌  ‌
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Plant‌  ‌ Type‌‌of‌‌plant‌  ‌ Adaptation‌  ‌
Peepal‌  ‌ Terrestrial‌‌- ‌‌ - Can‌‌survive‌‌hot‌‌climate‌‌    ‌
growing‌‌in‌‌  - Shed‌m ‌ ost‌‌of‌‌the‌‌leaves‌‌
 
plains‌‌with‌‌less‌‌
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Sugarcane‌‌
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Pine‌‌tree‌  ‌   ‌   ‌
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Cactus‌‌plant‌  ‌   ‌   ‌
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Venus‌‌flytrap‌  ‌   ‌ (state‌‌one‌‌adaptation)‌  ‌
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Seagrass‌  ‌   ‌  ‌

 
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Coralroot‌  ‌   ‌ (state‌‌one‌‌adaptation‌  ‌

 
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Mosses‌  ‌   ‌  ‌
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Duckweed‌  ‌   ‌  ‌

 
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Section‌‌B ‌ ‌
Question‌‌1 ‌ ‌
Think‌‌and‌‌answer:‌  ‌
a. Insectivorous‌  ‌plants‌  ‌can‌  ‌prepare‌  ‌their‌  ‌food‌  ‌by‌  ‌the‌  ‌process‌  ‌of‌‌
 
photosynthesis.‌‌Then,‌‌why‌‌do‌‌they‌‌trap‌‌insects?‌‌
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 b. Why‌‌can‌‌water‌‌hyacinth‌‌float‌‌on‌‌the‌‌surface‌‌of‌‌the‌‌water?‌   ‌
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c. Why‌‌are‌‌coconut‌‌trees‌‌found‌‌in‌‌coastal‌‌areas?‌‌
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Question‌‌2 ‌ ‌
Look‌‌at‌‌the‌‌picture‌‌and‌‌answer‌‌the‌‌following‌‌questions‌  ‌

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a) Name‌‌the‌‌region‌‌these‌‌plants‌‌are‌‌found?‌‌
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b)‌‌Why‌‌are‌‌they‌‌named‌‌as‌‌breathing‌‌roots‌‌?  
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c)‌‌Is‌‌it‌‌possible‌‌to‌‌grow‌‌mangroves‌‌and‌‌fir‌‌at‌‌the‌‌same‌‌place?‌‌Why‌‌
 
or‌‌Why‌‌not?‌  ‌
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