Class 9th

UT 1 2021-'22

M.M. 20

Time: 1 h

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate terms: (5)

1. Cell wall is mainly composed of____.
2. The covering of the vacuole is known as ____.
3. The stone cells found in hard walnut shells and the pulp of pears are actually ____
cells.
4. The essential parts of a flower are the ___ and ___.
5. Lotus is an aquatic plant. It’s flowers are large and showy. Lotus shows ____
pollination.
II. Name the following terms: (5)
1. The contrivance shown by flowers where the stigma and anthers grow at different
heights.
2. The protective coverings of the ovule.
3. The union of the nuclei of the male and female gametes.
4. A chemical which absorbs oxygen.
5. The type of germination where cotyledons are pushed above the ground.
III. State whether the following statements true or false: (5)
1. Maize grain is a fruit and not a seed.
2. Some seeds have no cotyledons at all.
3. Ovule becomes the fruit.
4. Cell wall is found only in plant cells.
5. Mitochondria are the only structures found in a cell which have their own DNA.
IV. Answer the following questions in brief: (5)
1. Differentiate between a plant cell and an animal cell pertaining to the presence of
plastids. (1)
2. Study the diagram and answer the questions: (2)

a) Identify the tissue and give a reason in support of your answer.

b) Name the parts labelled 1,2,3and 4.
3. Draw the experimental diagram of the ‘Three-bean seed' experiment and explain in
brief the fate of the three beans. (2)

OR
3. Draw a diagrammatic representation of the process of fertilization and explain
what is triple fusion. (2)