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प्रश्न
Nowadays Abdul keeps thinking about all kinds of plants that he sees.
Abdul saw a plant growing out of a wall in school. He wondered-
- How deep must the roots of this plant be going?
- How do the roots get water?
- How big will this plant grow?
- What will happen to the wall?
- Can you give the name of the plant in the picture?
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उत्तर
- The roots of this plant would be going up to at least 10 inches to 20 inches deep.
- The roots get water from the moisture present in the wall.
- This plant can grow big enough.
- If this plant is not removed then it will cause cracks and finally break the wall.
- This is a peepal plant.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The stick which was stuck in the ground fell very easily. It was difficult to pull out a small grass. Why?
Look at some plants and trees around you. Imagine how deep and spread out the roots of these are?
After three days, Abdul saw that one broken part of the pea plant had dried. Guess which part would have dried up? Why?
Why do you think the neem tree did not fall despite the strong wind?
Look at the pictures below and find out which of these vegetables are roots.
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Have you ever seen a plant growing from a crack in a wall?
- Where was it?
- Did you have any questions when you saw it?
- What were some of your questions? Ask elders and find the answers.
- Find out the name of the plant you saw.
Abdul saw a huge tree that had fallen on the roadside. He remembered the neem tree in his courtyard. He could see some of its broken roots. Abdul thought–
- Would someone have uprooted such a big tree or would it have fallen on its own?
- How old would this tree be?
- Abdul on seeing a tree surrounded by cemented ground, thought that how will it get rain water?
Which are the oldest trees in your area?
- Find out from your elders how old the trees are?
- Name animals who live on this tree.
- Have you ever seen any big tree that had fallen down? What did you think when you saw it?
- Have you swung from a banyan tree?
- What did you hold to swing?
- Have you seen any tree which has roots growing from its branches?
Arif and Roopali did the below activity. They saw the seedlings grow. When asked – what are the things that grow? They had very different ideas about things that grow.
Arif made a list of the following – Leaves, munna, bud, puppy, nails, fish.
Roopali’s list had – Moon, tree, I, hair, watermelon, mosquito, crow.
- What do you think? Which of these things listed by Arif and Roopali grow?
- Why don’t you make your own list of things that grow? Your list can include the names of things that are in Arif’s and Roopali’s list.
