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प्रश्न
Plants cannot move around. Once they grow, they remain in the same place. But their seeds are great travellers! They can reach far and wide. Look at the picture and see the flying seeds.
- Have you ever seen any seed that can fly?
- What is it called in your area?
- Look at your seed collection. Guess how many of those could have travelled by flying.
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उत्तर
- Yes, I have seen such seeds. It has white hairs attached to it.
- Budhiya ke Baal (Old woman’s hairs).
- I think some of them could travel by flying, e.g. cumin and aniseed.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
When you split the whole masoor, you get me - masoor dal. But then you cannot sprout me! Can you think why?
Name of the seed: ______
The date on which you planted them: ______
The day you observe something coming out of the soil, start filling the table:
| Date | Height of the plant (in cm) | Number of seen leaves | Any other change |
To find the height of a plant use thread and then measure it on the scale.
On which day did the height of the plant increase the most?
Which seeds took the least days to come out of the soil?
Which seeds did not grow at all? Why?
Did you keep aniseed (saunf) and cumin (jeera) on your list?
Some plants spread their seeds over long distances. When the soybean pods are ripe, they burst and the seeds are thrown out. Have you ever heard their sound?
Make a list of the different ways by which seeds are spread.
What all was grown in India long ago? Were mangoes and bananas grown here? What came from other countries? Imagine food without potatoes or tomatoes!
Reena has drawn this picture of the seed sprouted by her. What do you think the seeds need for sprouting? Write in your own words. How would Reena’s seeds look if they did not get the things needed? Show by drawing a picture.
