D.A.V.

SCHOOL
(Affiliated to CBSE, NEW DELHI)
SREE NANDEESWARAR CAMPUS, ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-600 088
CLASS: VI HOME ASSIGNMENT-2 SUBJECT: BIOLOGY
(2023 – 2024)

1. A student wants to identify a shrub in a garden, but he is confused between a herb and a shrub. Which
characteristics of the plant will help the student to identify the shrub?

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2. A farmer designed a home vineyard to plant grapevines as shown in the image. What could be the reason
for the farmer to design it this way?

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3. Ravi conducted an experiment in which he filled a glass with one-third of water. He added a drop of red ink
into glass and then stirred it for a few minutes. After that he placed a cut stem of a carnation plant with white
flower into the water as shown in the image. This setup was left by the him overnight. What did he observe on
the next day? Why?

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4. The air that surrounds a tree remains cooler in comparison with the air around an
empty ground. How do trees help in making the surrounding air cooler?

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5.Why do we boil the leaf in alcohol when we test it for starch?

a. To remove chlorophyll b. To remove starch

c. To remove carbon dioxide d. None of these

6.Identify P, Q and R in the given stamen.

a. P-Anther; Q-Style; R- Pollen. b. P-Pollen; Q-Filament; R- Anther.

c. P-Anther; Q-Pollen; R-Filament. d. P-Anther; Q-Filament; R-Pollen.

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7. Sheela visited the botanical garden in her city and got a chance to see the ‘Cactus house’. She
was fascinated by variety of cacti and learnt a lot about them. In what way has cacti
modified itself?
a. Leaves reduced to spines.
b. Stems modified to store water.
c. Stems modified to synthesise food by photosynthesis.
d. All of these

8. Which one of the following is not a secondary function of the roots?

a. Respiration b. Mechanical support
c. Storage of food d. Fixation of the plants in the soil

9.Observe the given leaf impression and find out whether this plant has tap root or fibrous root.
Give reasons for your answer.

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10. ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS.

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
i. ASSERTION(A): Plants release a lot of water into air by transpiration.
REASON(R): Water is released through flowers in the form of water vapour.
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ii. ASSERTION(A): Parts of a flower are sepals, petals stamen and pistils.
REASON(R): Stem bears petiole and lamina.
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11. Identify A, B and C in the given picture and write their functions.