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प्रश्न
What is inside the seed?
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उत्तर
Inside the seed, there are cotyledons and embryo.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Has the doctor or someone you know ever told you to eat sprouts? Why?
Do you remember that in Class IV you did an activity with seeds? Now try another one.
- Take some chana and three bowls.
- Put five chana in the first bowl and fill it up with water.
- Put a damp piece of cloth or some cotton wool in the second bowl. Now keep the same number of chanas in it. Make sure that the cotton wool or cloth remains wet.
- Put the same number of chanas in the third bowl. Do not put anything else in it. Cover all three bowls.
Observe after two days and note the changes in the bowls.
| Bowl 1 | Bowl 2 | Bowl 3 | |
| Are the seeds getting air? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Are the seeds getting water? | |||
| What changes did you see? | |||
| Have the seeds sprouted? |
In which bowl did the seeds sprout? What difference did you see between this bowl and the other bowls?
Why did Gopal’s mother tie the chana in a damp cloth?
Plant your seeds
Take a clay pot or a tin can with a wide mouth. Make a small hole at the bottom of the can. Fill your can with soil. Put four or five seeds of the same kind in the soil and press them gently. Different groups can plant different kinds of seeds, such as mustard (sarson), fenugreek (methi), sesame (til) or coriander (dhania).
Which seeds did not grow at all? Why?
How does a big plant grow from a tiny seed?
Make lists of :
Seeds of vegetables.
Make lists of :
Do you know any games that you can play with seeds? Discuss with your friends.
Make a list of the different ways by which seeds are spread.
