SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL SCHOOL

CHENNAI – 600 063

2021-2022
SCIENCE
ASSIGNMENT-1

CLASS: VII
TOPIC: NUTRITION IN PLANTS

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. Green plants are called ________ since they synthesise their own food.
2. The food synthesised by plants is stored as __________.
3. In photosynthesis solar energy is absorbed by the pigment called
___________.
4. During photosynthesis plants take in __________ and release _________
gas.
5. A leaf which has only some green parts is called a _____________ leaf.

II. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. Cuscuta is an example of _______________.

(a) autotroph (b) parasite (c) saprotroph (d) host

2. The plant which traps and feeds on insects is _______.

(a) Cuscuta (b) china rose (c) pitcher plant (d) rose

3. Which part of the plant takes in carbon dioxide from the air for
photosynthesis?
(a) Root hair (b) Stomata (c) Leaf veins (d) Petals

4. Plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mainly through their:
(a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves

III. MATCH COLUMN I WITH COLUMN II:

Column I Column II

1. Chlorophyll (a) Rhizobium

2. Nitrogen (b) Heterotrophs
3. Cuscuta (c) Pitcher plant
4. Animals (d) Leaf
5. Insects (e) Parasite
IV. NAME THE FOLLOWING:

1. A parasitic plant with yellow, slender and branched stem.

2. A plant that is partially autotrophic.
3. The pores through which leaves exchange gases.
4. The bacterium which lives inside the root nodules of a leguminous plant.
5. The primary source of energy of all living organisms.

V. STATE WHETHER THE GIVEN STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE:

1. Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis.

2. Plants which synthesise their food themselves are called saprotrophs.
3. The product of photosynthesis is not a protein.
4. Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis.

VI. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1. Why do sundew plants have sticky hairs on their leaves?

2. Why is Mistletoe considered a partial parasite?

3. Why are green plants called producers?

4. Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph.

5. Show with the help of a sketch that the plants are the ultimate source of
food.

6. Give a brief description of the process of synthesis of food in green plants.

7. Draw a neat labelled diagram to show the open and closed stomata.

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