Can you find a plant in your house or in | Class 6 Science Chapter Getting to Know Plants, Getting to Know Plants NCERT Solutions

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.

You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?

Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein

A thick coating of a paste of Plaster of Paris (POP) is applied over the bandage on a fractured bone. It becomes hard on drying to keep the fractured bone immobilised. Can the change in POP be reversed?

Tick (√) the statements that are correct.
(a) By eating rice alone, we can fulfill nutritional requirement of our body. ( )
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet. ( )
(c) Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items. ( )
(d) Meat alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body. ( )

List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.

Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.

Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?

Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher Group them as:
(a) Round shaped and other shapes
(b) Eatables and non eatables

Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.

How will you separate sand and water from their mixture?

Fill in the blanks:
a) Plant fibres are obtained from_________ and ________ .
b) Animals fibres are __________ and ___________ .

Suppose you want to dry your school uniform quickly. Would spreading it near an anghiti or heater help? If yes, how?

Why should an electrician use rubber gloves while repairing an electric switch at your home? Explain.

Using the "conduction tester" on an object it was found that the bulb begins to glow. Is that object a conductor or an insulator? Explain.

Complete the drawing shown in Fig 12.14 to indicate where the free ends of the two wires should be joined to make the bulb glow.

Fill in the blanks.
(a) ______________ is caused by deficiency of Vitamin D.
(b) Deficiency of ______________ causes a disease known as beri-beri.
(c) Deficiency of Vitamin C causes a disease known as ______________.
(d) Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of ____________ in our food.

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.

Fill in the blanks :
(a) A device that is used to break an electric circuit is called _______________.
(b) An electric cell has _______________ terminals.

Name the following:
(a) The nutrients which mainly give energy to our body.
(b) The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
(c) A vitamin required for maintaining good eyesight.
(d) A mineral that is required for keeping our bones healthy.