GEMS United Indian School, Abu Dhabi

EVS Grade2
Plants and its uses. Notebook work

Vocabulary:
Stem herbs
Leaf shrubs
Flower trees
Fruit creepers
Root climbers
Water desert plants
Air trunk
Sunlight bark
Soil perennial plants
Biennial plants annual plants

 Draw a plant and label the parts.( In the left blank page)

Answer the following:

1. Define the following and state 2 examples for each:

Tree- a big plant with a large hard and strong stem.

eg: coconut tree, mango tree

herb- a small plant with a soft, green stem.

eg: tomato and chillie

Shrub- a bushy plant with many hard stems.

eg: tea plant, rose

Climber- a plant that climbs on nearby objects.

eg: pepper, grape

Creeper- a plant with a weak stem that grows along the ground.

eg: watermelon, pumpkin.

2. Write two examples for the following:

1. Drinks from plants- tea, coffee

2. Roots of plants which we eat- carrot, turnip

3. Leaves of plants which we eat- cabbage, spinach

4. Nuts from plants which we eat- walnut, cashewnut

5. Flowers of plant which we eat- cauliflower, broccoli,

6. Food grains from plants- rice, wheat

7. Fibres from plants- cotton, jute

8. Oil from plants- groundnut, coconut

9. Spices from plants- pepper, turmeric

10. Medicinal plants- aloe. tulsi

11. Perfumes from plants- rose, jasmine

12. Seeds of plants which we eat- pea, seasame

13. Stems of plants which we eat- potato, ginger

3. List two uses of wood.

A. wood is used to make furniture, paper.

4. Name a seed used for obtaining oil.

A. Neem seeds are used to make oil.

Value based question: ( given as HW)

Write in your own words, how animals will be affected if many trees are cut.

5 .Write the functions of the following:

Stem – gives support to the plant. Carries food and water to different parts of plant.
Roots- absorbs water and minerals from the soil
Leaves- food factory of plant.
Fruit – edible part of plant
Flower- attractive part of plant which becomes fruit

6. What are the parts of seed?

A. There are three parts of seed.
1. Seed coat
2. Food
3. Baby plant

7. Define the following:

Perennial, biennial, annual plants
Perennial plants- live for a long time. Eg Neem, Coconut
 Biennial plants- live for two seasons. Eg. Carrot, Radish
Annual plants- live for one season. Eg. Wheat, Maize

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