BMLMUNJALGREENMEDOWSSCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT1, 2021–22
CLASS:VII
SUBJECT:SCIENCE
TOPIC:REPRODUCTIONI NPLANT

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hORos

SECTI
ONA

1.Badal
appear
edi
ncl
asst
estbutheconf
usedt
oknowt
hecor
rectst
atement
.Woul
dyouhel
phi
m
toknowthat
?
a.St
ems,
root
sandl
eav
esar
ecal
l
edv
eget
ati
vepar
tsofpl
ant
.
b.I
nveget
ati
vepr
opagat
ionnewpl
ant
sar
epr
oducedf
rom t
hepar
tsofol
dpl
ant
s.
c.Veget
ati
vepropagat
ionusuall
yinv
olv
esthegrowthanddev
elopmentofoneormor
ebudson
theol
dpartofthepl
anttoproduceanewplant.
d.Al
ltheabov
e.
2.Jyoti
iswrit
ingsomestat
ementsbutsheconfusedtoknowwhet
hert
hest
atement
sar
ecor
rector
not?Ifyouknowtheanswertot
hisquest
ion,
thentel
lher:
a.Newplant
scanbeobt
ainedf
rom t
hest
em orbr
anchofanexi
sti
ngpl
antbyt
hemet
hodof
cut
ti
ng.
b.Thenewpl
ant
sfor
medf
rom t
hecut
ti
ngi
sexact
lysi
mil
art
othepar
entpl
ant
.
c.Moneypl
antandr
osepl
ant
scanal
sobegr
ownbyt
hecut
ti
ngmet
hodofv
eget
ati
ve
pr
opagat
ion.
d.Noneoft
heabov
e.
3.Thepr
ocessbywhi
chanewpl
antcanber
epr
oducedf
rom i
tsseedsst
art
swi
th:
a.Pol
l
inat
ion
b.Fr
agment
ati
on
c.Fer
ti
li
sat
ion
d.Ger
minat
ion
4.Theseedsorf
rui
tsofwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngpl
antar
enotdi
sper
sedbywi
nd?
a.Dr
umst
ick
b.Gr
ass
c.Coconut
d.Cot
ton
5.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sisorar
etr
uef
orsexual
repr
oduct
ioni
npl
ant
s?
a.Pl
ant
sar
eobt
ainedf
rom seedsandt
wopl
ant
sar
eal
way
sessent
ial
b.Pl
ant
sar
eobt
ainedf
rom seeds.
c.Twopl
ant
sar
eal
way
sessent
ial
andf
ert
il
isat
ioncanoccuronl
yaf
terpol
l
inat
ion.
d.Pl
ant
sar
eobt
ainedf
rom seedsandonl
yinsect
sar
eagent
sofpol
l
inat
ion.

SECTI
ONB

6.Bananai
saf
rui
twithoutseeds.Gi
vereason.
Bananafor
msf
rom oneparentonl
y.Ther
eisnoseedpr
oduct
ion.

7.Coconutisalargeandheav yfruit
.Howi sitadaptedf ordispersalbywat er
?
Theseedsofsomepl antsthathav eanouterfibr
ousorspongycov eri
ngaredispersed
thr
oughwater.Theyhav etheabi li
tytofl
oatinthewat eranddr i
ftalongwithitsfl
ow, e.
g.
seedsofwaterli
ly
, l
otus,chestnut(singhar
a)andcoconutar edispersedthroughwat er.The
coconutf
rui
tshaveaf i
brousout ercoatwhichenablest hem tofloatinwaterandcar ri
ed
awaybyflowingwatert ofaroffplaces.

8.Onemor ningasPahel istr

oll
edinhergar denshenot i
cedmanysmal lplants,
whichwere
notthereaweekago.Shewonder ed,wheretheyhadcomef rom asnobodyhadplanted
them there.Explainthereasonforthegrowt hoftheseplants.
Thesmal lplantswhi chwerenotthereinthegardenaweakagohav egrownupduet oseed
disper
sal.Theseedsf rom t
hetreemayhav efal
l
enbel oworhavebeendispersedbywindor
animalsont hegr ound,whichongerminationdevelopedint
onewsmal lplant
s.

9.Wr i
tehowt hef oll
owingseedsaredispersed.
(a)Seedswithwi ngs
(b)Smallandl i
ghtseeds.
(c)Seedswithspi nes/hooks.
Themodeofdi spersaloftheseedshavingfoll
owi
ngpropert
iesareasfol
l
ows:
(a)Seedswithwi ngs-l
ikeseedsofdrumst i
ckandmaplebecomel i
ghtwei
ghtedandcanbe
blownawaybyai r.Thus,t
hesearedispersedbywind.
(b)Smallandlightseedslikeseedsofgrassesandcotton(
havinghair
ygrowth)ar
eal
so
dispersedthr
oughwi nd.
(c)SeedsofXant hi
um, Ur
enahav
espinesandhooksonthem,thesehooksorspi nesare
attachedtothefuroftheani
malbody.Whenani
malsmov et
oot herplacesandrubt hei
r
bodywi tht
ree,et
c.,t
heseseedsf
allf
rom t
hei
rbodyandgetdispersed..Ther
efor
e,thesear
e
dispersedthr
oughani mal
s.

10.Insectsarecall
edagent sofpolli
nation.Howdot heyaidinprocessofpol li
nation?
Fl
ower shavenectarsthatattr
actinsects.Insectssuckthesenect
arsast heirfood.When
i
nsect sl
ikebee,butt
erfl
y,etc.
,si
tont heflowerf orsucki
ngnectar
,thestickypollengr ai
nsget
attachedtothei
rlegsandwi ngs.Whent hesei nsectsagai
nsitonanotherf l
ower ,t
hesepollen
grainsaretr
ansferr
edtot hesti
gmaoft hatf lowerfrom t
hebodyoft heinsects.Inthisway,
i
nsect shel
pinpolli
nati
on.

11.Whati sseeddi spersal

?Whatwi l
lhappeni falltheseedsofapl antwer et ofal
lata
samepl aceandgr ow?
Plantproduceslargenumberofseeds.Whent heseseedsf al
ldownt heystar tsgrowing.The
processbywhi chtheseedsar escatt
eredtodi f
ferentplace(farandwi defrom t hei
rparents)
i
scal l
edseeddi spersal.
Theseedsandf rui
tsar edi
sper
sedawayt hroughv ariousagenciesli
keai r
,wat erandani mals.
Somet i
mesdi spersaltakespl
acebytheexpl osionorbur st
ingoffrui
t s.I
falltheseedsofa
pl
antwer etofallatthesamepl aceandgrow, therewi l
lbeasev erecompet it
ionf orsunli
ght,
water,mineralandspace.Asar esul
t,thesurvivalf
ort hepl
ant swil
lbedi f
fi
cul tandtheplants
whosur vi
vewi l
lnotgr owint
oahealthyplants.