A. Answer the following questions briefly –
1. What does a leaf do for the plant?
View AnswerAns. Leaf makes food for the plants.
2. To what use were some leaves put by saints in olden days?
View AnswerAns. Leaves like corriander, mint and curry leaves add aroma to the food.
3. State two uses of leaves in our food.
View AnswerAns. Leaves of many plant such as spinach, mustard, cabbage are used as vegetables.
4. Name any two articles where one can find leaf designs.
View AnswerAns. We can find leaf designs on clothes and temple carvings.
5. How is compost useful for plants and crops?
View AnswerAns. Compost helps the plants and crops to grow better.
B. Answer the following questions –
1. State any thre uses of leaves.
View AnswerAns. Uses of leaves :-
i) Leaves of many plants are used as vegetables like spinach, mustard and cabbage.
ii) They help to protect clothes and other items from insects eg. neem leaves.
iii) They are also used for medicinal purpose eg. neem and tulsi leaves.
2. Why do plants shed their leaves?
View AnswerAns. Plants shed their leaves because :-
i) Old leaves are not able to perform their functions well.
ii) To throw out harmful waste that gets collected in their old leaves.
iii) To reduce the water loss.
3. How can compost be made?
View AnswerAns. The steps to make the compost are :-
i) Collect and dump the fallen leaves along with the kitchen waste in a pit.
ii) The waste is then covered with moist soil and left as such for two to three months.
iii) Then it becomes compost.
C. Fill in the blanks:-
1. __________ is the common, green part of the plant.
View AnswerAns. Leaf is the common, green part of the plant.
2. Leaves of different plants differ in their shape, size and _____________.
View AnswerAns. Leaves of different plants differ in their shape, size and texture.
3. Neem and ______________ leaves are often are used for medicinal purpose.
View AnswerAns. Neem and Tulsi leaves are often are used for medicinal purpose.
4. The leaves of spinach and methi are used as ________________.
View AnswerAns. The leaves of spinach and methi are used as vegetables.
D. State True of False.
1. Neem leaf is often used to protect clothes from insects
View AnswerAns. True
2. Leaves of plant help them to make their own food.
View AnswerAns. True
3. Curry leaves are used to garnish food.
View AnswerAns. True
4. New leaves take place of old leaves
View AnswerAns. True
E. Tick the correct option
1. The leaf of this plant is used as a plate.
a) banana b) mango c) basil d) spinach
View AnswerAns. a) banana
2. These should be used to make compost.
a) fallen leaves b) burnt leaves c) flowers d) roots
View AnswerAns. a) fallen leaves
3. This leaf is often used to add aroma to the food.
a) peepal b) corriander c) mango d) neem
View AnswerAns. b) corrinader