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GRADE 1                                                                                                Start Up G.K



 16  What is so odd?   17 Plant body



 In each of the groups there is something that does not fit in.    See the plant below and its various parts. Match the parts to the

 Circle it.  correct sentences that describe it.


                                                                   a.   Green part of the plants.
 1  2                                                                    Plants make food here.

                                                   3. flower
                                                                   b.   They are bright in colour.
                                                                         Butterflies sit on them.
            2. leaf
                                                                   c.   Supports the plant. Acts

                                                                         like a pipe and carries
                                                      5. seeds           water and food to different
                                                                         parts of the plant.
                                                4. fruit
 3  4                                                              d.   Very tiny, found inside the
                                                                         fruit. A new plant grows

                                                                         from it.

                                                                   e.   Holds the seeds. It is

                                                                         eaten because it has
            1. stem                                                      pulp and juice.


                                                                   f.   Holds the plant to the soil.

 5  6                                                                    Absorbs water from the soil.

                                                       6. roots               Help to grow


                                                                                (Teacher’s note)
                                                                                 Take the children
                                                                                 to a garden or park
                                                                                 and show them the
                                                                                 different parts of
                                                                                 a plant.



                    Info-bites
 Info-bites
                   Just like your mother prepares food in the kitchen, plants prepare food in the
 A tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable. But most of the times people call it   leaves. That is why leaves are called the ‘kitchen of the plant.’
 a vegetable.


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