Revision Worksheet

Grade-5 (Science)
Lesson: Growing Plants
A. Objective type questions
I. Choose the correct options.
1. Plants can grow from ………..
a) Seeds
b) Roots
c) Stems
d) All of these
2. What does a seed need for germination?
a) Water
b) Air
c) Warmth
d) All of these
3. During the early stages of germination, the seedling gets food from the
a) Cotyledons
b) Soil
c) Seed coat
d) Seed pores
4. New plants arise from the leaf buds of ……
a) Rose leaves
b) Onion leaves
c) Bryophyllum leaves
d) Potato leaves
5. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Maize
d) Papaya
II. Match the following.
Column (A) Column (B)
Carrot stem
Potato leaf
Bryophyllum mountainside
Coconut root
Step Farming fibrous covering

B. Very short answer questions.

I. Write one word for the following.
1. Seed leaves ……………………….
2. Baby plant ………………………
3. The process by which a seed produces a seedling ………………………
4. The method of seed dispersal in the pea plant ………………………
5. The practice of growing plants on a large scale for food ……………………….

II. Write examples for each of the following.

1. Seeds dispersed by water. ……………………………….
2. Seeds dispersed by explosion ………………………………..
3. Plants that can be grown from their roots …………………………………
4. Plants that can be grown from their stems …………………………………
5. Kharip crops …………………………………
6. Rabi crops …………………………………

C. Question & Answers

1. Define germination.
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2. Name the three things that a seed requires to germinate.
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3. Why do plants scatter their seeds?
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4. Name any three parts of plants other than the seed from which a new plant
can grow.
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5. What is step farming?
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