QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF TWO CHAPTERS GRADE: 6

1- What is the flower?

Flower is the reproductive part of the plants
2- State two types of flower according to sex?
 Male flower
 Female flower
3- What is the scientific name of male flower?
Stamen
4- What is the scientific name of female flower?
Pistil
5- Name the part that attaches the plant to the stem?
Stalk (pedicle)
6- Name four main parts of flower above flower stalk?
 Sepal
 Petals
 Stamen
 Pistil
7- List parts that pistil consist of?
Stigma, style, ovary and egg
8- Describe the parts of stamen?
Anther, filament and pollen
9- What are the sepals?
Sepals are small green structures
10- What is the important of sepals?
Enclose and protect inner parts of flower.
11- What do the sepals form together?
Calyx
12- Sepals can be two types mention it?
 Separated sepals e.g : beans flower
 fused sepals e.g: sweet potato
13- What are the petals?
Petals are colored and attractive part of flower
14- Indicate the functions of petals?
 To attract insects which help pollination of flower
 To protect the outer parts of flower
15- Where the stamens are found?
They are found inside the corolla
16- What does anther contains?
Contains pollen grain
17- Which part of flower contains male sex cells?
Pollen grains
18- What is the important of style?
It connects stigma to the ovary
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19- How do flowers vary from one another?

Shape, size, color and reproductive structures
20- Name two types of flowers according to their locations?
 Male and female flower on separate plants ( papaya plant )
 Male and female flower on same plant (maize plant)
21- When we can know the difference between them?
When they flower
22- How we can differentiate between two plants with separate flowers?
 The male develop long stalks which are far from the stem
 Female flower have short stalks and close to the stem
23- Define function of leaf?
Leaf is the manufacturing organ of plants
24- Describe two types of leaves?
 Simple leaf
 Compound leaf
25- What is the simple leaf?
Leaf which the leaf blade is undivided
26- What is the compound leaf?
Leaf which the leaf blade is divided into several parts
27- Define term leaflets?
Several parts of leaf blade is known as leaflets
28- There are two types of leaflet according to their arrangement what are they?
Palmate and pinnate
29- How we can distinguish simple and compound leaves?
 By observing the location of auxiliary buds
 Types of seeds they have
30- What is the difference between monocot and dicots ?
Monocot Dicots
Have one cotyledon Have two cotyledons
Parallel venations Net venations
Fibrous root system Tap root system
Most are herbaceous Both are herbaceous and woody

31- What is the root?

Root is underground part of the plant which absorbs water and minerals from soil
32- State two types of flowers and define each of them?
 Tap roots: single root which grows vertically down into the soil ( carrot)
 Fibrous roots: several roots which grow out and grow laterally (grasses)
33- Indicate two advantages of tap root?
 Food storage of plant
 Tap roots can reach deep into the water supplies
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34- What are the advantages of fibrous roots?

 Efficient conserve water and mineral absorptions
 Are important in soil blinder
 Anchoring soil particles together
 Prevent erosion
35- Describe what about stem?
Stem is the portion of plant above the ground level.
36- How do stems differ?
They differ from length, hardness, and thickness
37- Name four types of stems and define each one?
 Climbers : are stems which can’t grow without support ( grape)
 Creepers/runners: are stems which run along the surface of the soil ( water melon)
 Erect stems: are stems which grow vertically above the soil ( mango)
 Underground stems: are stems that grow under the surface of the soil ( onions)
38- Define the term environment?
Environment is everything that surrounding you
39- What does mean contaminated water?
Water that contain germs such as bacteria and virus
40- State some common diseases causes by contaminated water?
Typhoid and cholera
41- What are the symptoms of people live in polluted environments and contaminated water?
They usually suffer from diarrhea and colds
42- Explain the negative impact of improper disposal of chemicals and other environmental wastes?
 they commonly pollute the environment
 cause contagious diseases to the human being
43- What is the pollution?
Pollution is the introduction of chemical waste to the environment
44- Define pollutant?
Pollutant is waste substance that pollutes the environment
45- What is the causative agency of pollution?
Human activities
46- How does the human being change the environment?
By improper disposal of certain chemicals
47- Describe the important of Air?
Air is important in our live because it contain oxygen which we need for respiration
48- How air is polluted?
By introducing chemicals such as smoke, ash and dust Produced from burning fuels e.g wood
49- What does smoke contain?
It contains tar and carbon
50- How does the smoke affect the plants?
It affects by covering the leaves of plant, hence cutting down their sunlight and air absorption
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51- Write down the forms of changing burning object?

When object burns it changes into other forms such as ;
 Soot
 Ash
 Smoke
52- What is the product when rain and chemicals released from burning oils react?
They form acid
53- What are the problems of this acid?
It harms plants and animals
54- List the sources of air pollutants?
 Fumes from industries
 Exhaust produced by automobiles
 Smoking in public places
55- Describe the effect when we breathe in contaminated air that contains carbon monoxide?
It causes headaches and lung diseases
56- Explain the health problems of smoking?
As we mention cigarette smoking produce nicotine which is carbon monoxide these can cause
cancer
57- List harmfulness of excessive smoking?
It is associated with bronchitis, ulcers, and heart diseases
58- Name some sources of water pollution?
 Waste substance from sewage system
 harmful chemicals which enters the from atmosphere
59- What is the acid rain?
When gases like sulphur dioxide in atmosphere react with water from rain this rain is called acid
rain
60- What is the soil pollution?
Soil pollution is the introducing of harmful substance into the soil
61- What are the main causes of soil pollution?
 Agricultural chemicals
 Domestic wastes
 Industrial wastes
 Oil splitting
62- How does soil become polluted?
By dumping poisonous chemical wastes
63- Write ways to be practiced to avoid pollution?
 Domestic water sources should be properly sited
 Dips should be properly sited
 Food should be properly stored
 Water that comes from boreholes should be test and check before use
 Wash your hands before handling food