SJK (T) RAMAKRISHNA
NO 37, JALAN SCOTLAND, 10450 PULAU PINANG
SCIENCE YEAR 5
THEME : LIFE SCIENCE
UNIT 4 PLANTS
LS : 4.1 AND 4.2
Answer all questions.
Name : ____________________________ Class : ____ Date : ____________
1. Observe the pictures below. State the specific characteristics of the plants to protect
them from the enemies.
Plants Specific Characteristcs of Plants to protect them
from the enemies
Yam plant
Citronella plant
Poison ivy
2. State the specific characteristics of plants based on the given
situations to adapt themselves to climate and seasonal changes.
3.
Bamboo trees can survive Pine trees can survive in cold
in areas with strong winds. weather.
The following plants have different ways of seeds or fruits dispersal.
State their ways of dispersal.
Okra Burr mallow seed Dandelion Lotus
seed seed Seed
4. Observe the picture below.
(a) What are the specific characteristics of the papaya fruits or seeds
with their way of dispersal ?
_____________________________________________________________________
(b) Predict the way of dispersal for the papaya fruits or seeds.
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5. Answer the riddles below on the way seeds or fruits are dispersed. Predict the
following seeds or fruits
I am light enough to float on water, Way of seed or fruit dispersal:
Soft and waxy, my skin won’t falter; ____________________________________
My fibrous husk is filled with air,
Take a guess what I am, oh do be fair. Predicted seed or fruit:
____________________________________
he colour of my skin is very pretty, I Way of seed or fruit dispersal:
smell sweet, as you will agree; My ____________________________________
flesh is delicious, you cannot resist,
Please go ahead and guess, I do insist. Predicted seed or fruit:
____________________________________
Living in a seed pod, we have to Way of seed or fruit dispersal:
endure, Once it is dried, we are all so ____________________________________
mature; When it splits open, off we are
scattered, If you know what we are, we Predicted seed or fruit:
would be so delighted. ____________________________________
Lightweight and small with hooks all Way of seed or fruit dispersal:
around, I am not brightly coloured, ____________________________________
dull it may sound; Nor am I fleshy as I
would like to be, But I get the job Predicted seed or fruit:
done, can you guess what could be ____________________________________
me?
We are small in size and lightweight Way of seed or fruit dispersal:
too, With these thin wings, we can just ____________________________________
fly through;
Just like a loose kite, we can go quite Predicted seed or fruit:
far, Give it a guess, do you know what ____________________________________
we are?