Test: Parts of a Plant- 2 - Class 3 MCQ

Veins are distributed all over the leaves in a network and transport food, water and minerals from one place to another.

Root usually grows under the ground while shoot usually grows above the ground.

In a fibrous root system, the roots grow downwards into the soil, and also branch off sideways throughout the soil.

Roots are the part of the plant that is in the soil. They take in water and important nutrients, called mineral salts, from the soil. The roots then send this water and nutrients up through the plant to help it grow and stay healthy. Without roots, the plant wouldn't get the food and water it needs.

• The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist.
• It is a modified root, for storage.

The process by which leaves of green plants prepare their own food is called photosynthesis.

Belonging to the cashew family, the huge mango trees are also blessed with a deep taproot system.

• Inside the seed there are is an embryo (the baby plant) and cotyledons.

Seeds are what a plant uses to spread new plants into new places.

Chlorophyll is a pigment that gives plants their green color, and it helps plants create their own food through photosynthesis.