Question 1.
\nThe function of leaf is to ________.
\n(a) Give Support
\n(b) Fix the plant firmly
\n(c) Produce food
\n(d) None of the above
\nAnswer:
\n(c) Produce food<\/p>\n
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Question 2.
\nAn example for taproot is _______.
\n(a) Paddy
\n(b) Grass
\n(c) Mango
\n(d) Ragi
\nAnswer:
\n(c) Mango<\/p>\n
Question 3.
\n________ supports the plant.
\n(a) Root
\n(b) Leaf
\n(c) Flower
\n(d) Stem
\nAnswer:
\n(d) Stem<\/p>\n
Question 4.
\nMost plants grow from the ________.
\n(a) root
\n(b) leaf
\n(c) flower
\n(d) seed
\nAnswer:
\n(d) seed<\/p>\n
Question 5.
\nRoots are poorly developed in _________.
\n(a) agaya thamarai
\n(b) neem
\n(c) teak
\n(d) date palm
\nAnswer:
\n(a) agaya thamarai<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Question 6.
\nIf part X will be absent in a plant, new plants will not be produced. X is _________.
\n(a) stem
\n(b) root
\n(c) flower
\n(d) leaves
\nAnswer:
\n(c) flower<\/p>\n
Question 7.
\nThe plant is adapted to grow in deserts as it has ________.
\n(a) fleshy stem
\n(b) needle like roots
\n(c) leaves changed to spine
\n(d) both a and c
\nAnswer:
\n(d) both a and c<\/p>\n
Question 8.
\nAn example of many seeded fruit is ________.
\n(a) pomegranate
\n(b) mango
\n(c) apricot
\n(d) peach
\nAnswer:
\n(a) pomegranate<\/p>\n
Question 9.
\nWhich of the following plant parts take part in absorption of water and exchange of gases respectively?
\n(a) P and R
\n(b) R and S
\n(c) S and Q
\n(d) T and P
\nAnswer:
\n(d) T and P<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
II. Find the odd one.<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. III. Short answers.<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Question 6. Question 7. IV. Answer the following questions.<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. (b) Root _________, _________ (c) Flower _________, _________ Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. (b) Some fruits have many seeds. Question 5. Question 6. In-Text Activity:<\/span><\/p>\n Warm-up (Text Book Page No. 58):<\/span><\/p>\n Unscramble the words and label the parts of the plant. Answer:<\/p>\n Let us Do (Text Book Page No. 60):<\/span><\/p>\n Take two small potted plants. Cut the root of one of the plants and fix \u00a1t in the pot. Now water the plants for two to three days. You will observe that the plant without roots will wilt and die. In the absence of roots, plants die.<\/p>\n This activity proves that the function of the roots is to absorb ________ and _______ from the soil. Let us Write (Text Book Page No. 60):<\/span><\/p>\n True or False<\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Fill in the blanks.<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Think and Write<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Let us Do<\/span><\/p>\n Connect the leaf with its fruit.<\/p>\n Let us Connect<\/span><\/p>\n Match the plants with their living places.<\/p>\n Let us Try<\/span><\/p>\n A. Select the ‘INCORRECT’ statement from the following.<\/p>\n 1. Desert plants grow in hot, dry and sandy places. B. Tick (\u2713) the odd one.<\/p>\n C. Circle the places which are land habitats.<\/p>\n Let us Try<\/span><\/p>\n A. Mark “L” for land plants and W\u2019 for water plants.<\/p>\n B. Colour the water hyacinth plant.<\/p>\n C. Write true or false.<\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Samacheer Kalvi 3rd Standard Science Book Solutions Term 2 Chapter 3 Plants I. Choose the correct answer. Question 1. The function of leaf is to ________. (a) Give Support (b) Fix the plant firmly (c) Produce food (d) None of the above Answer: (c) Produce food Question 2. An example for taproot is _______. (a) …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59407"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59408,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59407\/revisions\/59408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samacheerkalviguru.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n(a) Carrot
\n(b) Radish
\n(c) Tomato
\n(d) Beetroot
\nAnswer:
\n(c) Tomato<\/p>\n
\n(a) Cabbage
\n(b) Greens
\n(c) Turmeric
\n(d) Spinach
\nAnswer:
\n(c) Turmeric<\/p>\n
\n(a) Neem
\n(b) Aloe vera
\n(c) Datepalm
\n(d) Opuntia
\nAnswer:
\n(a) Neem<\/p>\n
\n(a) Coconut
\n(b) Mango
\n(c) Apricot
\n(d) Orange
\nAnswer:
\n(d) Orange<\/p>\n
\n(a) Hydrilla
\n(b) Opuntia
\n(c) Water hyacinth
\n(d) Vallisneria
\nAnswer:
\n(b) Opuntia<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nName the parts of a plant.
\nAnswer:
\nThe basic parts of a plant are root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed.<\/p>\n
\nName the types of roots.
\nAnswer:
\nThey are of two main types:<\/p>\n\n
\nWrite any two functions of the leaves.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\n
\nWrite the parts of a flower.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
\nName the types of plants based on thier habitat
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
\nWrite any two adaptations of desert plants.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
\nWrite the names of some water plants.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\n
\nWrite any two functions of each:
\n(a) Stem _________, _________
\nAnswer:
\nSupports, Transports<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nFixation, Absorption<\/p>\n
\nAnswer:
\nDevelops, Reproduce<\/p>\n
\nWhy is leaf called food factory of the plant?
\nAnswer:
\nLeaf prepares food for the plant with the help of water, carbon dioxide and in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. This process is called photo synthesis. Hence, it is called the food factory of the plant.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nDifferentiate between taproot and fibrous root.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n S.No<\/td>\n Taproot<\/td>\n Fibrous root<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1.<\/td>\n Thick main root that goes deep into the soil.<\/td>\n No main root and the roots do not go deep into the soil.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2.<\/td>\n Side roots are developed from the main root.<\/td>\n Roots are developed from the base of the stem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3.<\/td>\n Looks like a long tap E.g., Tamarind, Guava.<\/td>\n Looks like a bunch. E.g., Corn, Sugarcane.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nGive two examples of :
\n(a) Fruit having only one seed
\n(b) Fruit having many seeds
\nAnswer:
\n(a) Some fruits have only one seed.
\nE.g., Apricot, Mango, Coconut and Peach.<\/p>\n
\nE.g., Papaya, Watermelon and Orange.<\/p>\n
\nName two free floating plants.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n
\nLook at the picture of a water lily.
\n(a) Which parts of the plant can you see?
\n(b) Where are the plant’s roots and stem?
\nAnswer:
\n(a) Flower, Leaf
\n(b) The plant’s roots and stem are in the bottom of the water bodies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\nAnswer:
\nWater, Minerals<\/p>\n![\"Samacheer](\"https:\/\/samacheer-kalvi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Samacheer-Kalvi-3rd-Standard-Science-Guide-Term-2-Chapter-3-Plants-3.png\")
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\nThe roots grow into the soil.
\nAnswer:
\nTrue<\/p>\n
\nFibrous root has a main root.
\nAnswer:
\nFalse<\/p>\n
\nRoot absorbs water from soil.
\nAnswer:
\nTrue<\/p>\n
\nPotato stores food in its root.
\nAnswer:
\nFalse<\/p>\n
\nGrass has fibrous roots.
\nAnswer:
\nTrue<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n_____________ grows towards the sunlight.
\nAnswer:
\nStem<\/p>\n
\nLeaves originate from the _____________ .
\nAnswer:
\nsurface of the stem<\/p>\n
\nGreen part of the plant that makes food is called _____________ .
\nAnswer:
\nleaf<\/p>\n
\n_____________ gives support to the whole plant.
\nAnswer:
\nStem<\/p>\n
\nWater from soil is absorbed by the _____________ of the plant.
\nAnswer:
\nroot<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nList out the fruits that do not have seeds. _____________ .
\nAnswer:
\nPineapple, Banana<\/p>\n
\nWrite down the names of the fruit trees that you have never seen0 but have tasted their fruits. ___________________ .
\nAnswer:
\nStrawnerry tree, Plum tree, Pear tree<\/p>\n<\/p>\n![\"Samacheer](\"https:\/\/samacheer-kalvi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Samacheer-Kalvi-3rd-Standard-Science-Guide-Term-2-Chapter-3-Plants-4.png\")
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\nAnswer:
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\n2. Plants in coastal areas tolerant to saline water.
\n3. Mountain plants have needle like leaves.
\n4. Teak is an example of desert plant.
\nAnswer:
\n4. Teak is an example of desert plant.<\/p>\n![\"Samacheer](\"https:\/\/samacheer-kalvi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Samacheer-Kalvi-3rd-Standard-Science-Guide-Term-2-Chapter-3-Plants-8.png\")
\nAnswer:
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\nAnswer:
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\nAnswer:
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\nAnswer:
\nActivity to be done by the students<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nFixed rooted plants are present in water bodies.
\nAnswer:
\nTrue<\/p>\n
\nLeaves of lotus are submerged in the water.
\nAnswer:
\nFalse<\/p>\n
\nLotus plants are found in many ponds.
\nAnswer:
\nTrue<\/p>\n
\nWater hyacinth freely float with the help of a spongy body filled with air.
\nAnswer:
\nTrue<\/p>\nSamacheer Kalvi 3rd Standard Science Guide<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"