Worksheet Solution: Uses of Plants - Notes | Study Science for Class 2 - Class 2

Tick (✓) the correct choice.

Question 1: We get paper from this tree.
(a) Peepal
(b) Bamboo
(c) Neem

Correct Answer is Option B

Most paper pulp is made from trees, though it can also be made from bamboo, cotton, hemp, jute, and a wide range of other plant materials.

Question 2: Animals depend on plants for their
(a) food
(b) shelter
(c) both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer is Option C

Plants provide shelter for animals and they make oxygen for the animals to live and animals depend on plants for food as plants produce food and energy.

Question 3: This plant can cure stomach ache.
(a) Mint
(b) Tulsi
(c) Neem

Correct Answer is Option A

Mint helps in curing stomach ache.

Question 4: This is used to cure tooth ache.
(a) Mint
(b) Clove
(c) Turmeric

Correct Answer is Option B

As the best home remedy method for toothache relief, cloves have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anesthetic properties.

Question 5: We get this by crushing the seeds of mustard.
(a) Fibre
(b) Oil
(c) Perfume

Correct Answer is Option B

Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants, mustard seeds that are crushed for making oil.

Question 6: Fill in the blanks.

• Oil is used for making soaps and shampoos.
• Pulses and cereals are called food Grains.
• We make chocolates from cocoa.

EduRev Tips:

• Traditionally, soap was made with animal fat, but today, plant oils are widely used. Depending on your oil, the finished soap's hardness and lather will vary.
• Cereals and pulses are called food grains.
• Firstly, fermented and dried cocoa beans will be refined to a roasted nib by winnowing and roasting. Then, they will be heated and will melt into chocolate liquor. Lastly, manufacturers blend chocolate liquor with sugar and milk to add flavour.

Question 7: Write T for true statements and F for the false ones.

• Groundnut oil is used for cooking food. True
• Many animals depend on the plants for their food. True
• Plucking flowers and leaves is a good practice. False

EduRev Tips:

• Made from peanut plant seeds, peanut oil also known as groundnut oil is commonly used in baking, sautéing, frying, and other forms of cooking.
• Plants provide shelter for animals and they make oxygen for the animals to live and animals depend on plants for food as plants produce food and energy 
• Flowers are the gift of nature and look more beautiful when they are on the plant so we should avoid plucking them.

Question 8: Match the following.

(d) Fruit
Guava is a true fruit

(c) vegetale
Cabbage is an exceptionally healthy food. It has an outstanding nutrient profile and is especially high in vitamins C and K. 

(a) cereal 
Cereal is a grain used for food, for example wheat, maize

(e) pulse
Pulses, also known as grain legumes.

(b) spice
Spices are used to season or flavor foods.

Answer the following questions.

Question 9: What gases do the plants take in and give out?

Plants utilize this carbon dioxide gas in the process of photosynthesis to produce food and release oxygen in the atmosphere.

Question 10: Name any two flowers that are used to make perfumes.

Roses and jasmine are used to make perfumes.

Question 11: Name any three plants whose leaves are used to make medicines.

Neem, Tulsi, Mint, etc could be the examples of plants whose leaves are used to make medicines.