Class 2 Plants and Their Parts Questions with Answers

Every plant has the same main parts, each with a job: roots take in water, the stem holds the plant up and carries water, leaves make food, flowers make seeds, and fruits protect the seeds. Class 2 science builds on this with what plants need to grow (sunlight, water, air and soil) and what happens when they don't get it.

What your child should know

• Roots hold the plant in the soil and absorb water and nutrients.
• The stem supports the plant and carries water to the leaves.
• Leaves make food for the plant using sunlight.
• Plants need sunlight, water, air and soil to grow well.

5 Plants and their parts questions with answers

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Q1. Mia forgot to water her plant for many days. What will happen to it?

A) It will droop and dry out
B) It will grow much taller
C) It will grow more flowers
D) It will stay just the same

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Answer: A) It will droop and dry out

Without water, plants wilt.

• No water means no drink for roots.
• The plant droops and dries.

Remember: Plants need water to stay healthy.

Q2. Which of these foods is the leaf of a plant?

A) Carrot
B) Radish
C) Spinach
D) Beetroot

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Answer: C) Spinach

Spinach is the leaf of a plant.

• Carrot, radish and beetroot grow underground.
• Spinach grows above ground as leaves.

Remember: Ask where the food grows.

Q3. Which list shows a leaf, then a stem, then a fruit?

A) Celery, spinach, apple
B) Spinach, carrot, tomato
C) Lettuce, cucumber, celery
D) Spinach, celery, tomato

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Answer: D) Spinach, celery, tomato

The order is leaf, stem, fruit.

• Spinach is a leaf.
• Celery is a stem, tomato is a fruit.

Common mistake: Carrot is a root, not a stem.

Remember: Check every item against the order.

Q4. A plant has no roots. Which two jobs would be hurt most?

A) Holding in soil and taking in water
B) Catching sunlight and making food in leaves
C) Making flowers and carrying water up
D) Making seeds and making fruit

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Answer: A) Holding in soil and taking in water

Those are the two jobs of roots.

• Roots hold the plant in soil.
• Roots also take in water.

Common mistake: Leaves and flowers do other jobs.

Remember: Roots hold and take in water.

Q5. A farmer notices a plant with yellow leaves that isn't growing well. Which part might not be working properly to absorb water?

A) The flower
B) The root
C) The fruit
D) The petal

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Answer: B) The root

If the root is not working properly, the plant cannot absorb enough water, leading to yellow leaves and poor growth.

How to practise plants and their parts at home

• Grow a bean or methi seed in a glass jar so your child can watch the roots and shoot appear.
• Name the parts of plants on a walk, or of vegetables in the kitchen (carrot is a root, spinach is a leaf).
• Try an experiment: one plant in sunlight, one in a cupboard. Compare after a week.

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