DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

CLASS IV SCIENCE
ASSIGNMENT (6-9 2010)

I. Write one word for the following:

1. The food made by plants. ___________________

2. The lines seen on the leaves. ___________________
3. The making of food by the leaves. ___________________
4. The gas given out when a plant makes food. ______________
5. A word which means putting together. ______________

II. Tick the correct answer:

1. Which part of sugarcane contains food?

i. Root ii. Stem iii. Fruit iv. Leaf
2. Iodine solution turns starch solution
i. Red ii. Yellow iii. Green iv. Blue-black
3. The extra food in plants is stored as
i. Chlorophyll ii. Starch iii. Iodine iv. Oxygen
4. Which of the following is a non-green plant?
i. Pine ii. Babul iii. Coleus iv. Mould
5. The green colour of the leaves is due to the presence of
i. Stomata ii. Main vein iii. Chlorophyll iv. Photosynthesis
6. Which of the following is an insectivorous plant?
i. Pitcher plant ii. Hydrilla iii. Coconut iv. Mango
7. Which of the following is not an aquatic plant?
i. Lotus ii. Duckweed iii Tape grass iv. Venus fly trap
8. Which of the following plant grows in deserts?
i. Rubber ii. Cedar iii. Prickly pear iv. Pepper
9. Which of the following does not belong to grass family?
i. Rice ii. Wheat iii. Mango iv. Sugarcane
10. Duckweed and water lily are ___________ plants
i. Terrestrial ii. Floating iii Mangrove iv. Underwater
III. Give two examples each of:

1. Non-green plants ____________ _____________

2. Substances containing starch ____________ _____________
3. Material needed for photosynthesis ____________ _____________
4. Plants whose stem we eat ____________ _____________
5. Plants floating in water ____________ _____________

IV. Fill in the blanks:

1. The plants which grow in sticky and clayey soil are called ____________.
2. ___________ and prickly pear are the plants mostly found in deserts.
3. Spruce trees grow in ____________ areas.
4. Climbers growing in rainforests are called ____________.
5. Plants that eat insects are called ___________________ plants.

V .Label the following diagram showing the process of photosynthesis:

(Label in the given boxes)