Adaptations

Adaptations-How Plants Survive Worksheet-23

True or False

1. Water hyacinth is a floating aquatic plant.

2. Fixed aquatic plants have their roots fixed to the bottom of the pond.

3. Fixed aquatic plants have long and hollow stems to reach the surface of the water.

4. Leaves of fixed aquatic plants are broad and flat.

5. Leaves of fixed aquatic plants have waxy coating on the surface to prevent them from rotting.

6. Water lily is a fixed aquatic plant.

7. Lotus is a fixed aquatic plant.

8. The hollow stems of lotus are called kamal kakri.

Adaptations-How Plants Survive Worksheet-24

True or False

1. The leaves of underwater plants absorb carbon dioxide directly through their surface.

2. Tape grass is an underwater plant.

3. Pondweed is an underwater plant.

4. Plants which are carnivorous in nature are called insectivorous plants.

5. The leaves of insectivorous plants are modified to trap insects.

6. Venus flytrap and pitcher plant are insect trappers.

7. Insectivorous plants have long hair along the edges.

8. Venus flytrap has leaves which are like boxes with hinges.

Adaptations-How Plants Survive Worksheet-25

True or False

1. Non-green plants cannot make their own food.

2. Soaps have vegetable oils which are obtained from plants.

3. Cotton is used to make sacks and ropes.

4. We get flax from plants.

5. The juice of Acacia tree is used to make gum.

6. Trunks of trees such as sheesham and teak give us wood.

7. Paints contain substances obtained from plants.

8. Plants like eucalyptus and tulsi give us important medicines.