The stick which was stuck in the ground fell very easily. It was difficult to pull out a small grass. Why?

Short/Brief Note

The roots of grass were firmly holding the grass with soil. But whereas, the stick has no roots and hence it is difficult to pull out small grass.

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Abdul in the Garden

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Chapter 19 Abdul in the Garden
Exercise | Q 1 | Page 158

Do all plants have roots?

After three days, Abdul saw that one broken part of the pea plant had dried. Guess which part would have dried up? Why?

What do you feel, do all plants need water?

Abdul realised that he never watered the huge neem tree. “Where did it get its water from?” he thought.

Which of the plants around you do not need watering. Where do they get water from? Make two guesses.

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-

Have you ever seen a plant growing from a crack in a wall?

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?

Think about yourself – in what ways have you changed over a period of time? Have you grown in any way? For example –

Has your height increased? How much taller have you grown in the last one year?
Imagine that you had never cut your nails! Draw a picture of your fingers in the notebook to show how they would have looked.
What other part of your body (some people cut it regularly) keeps growing?