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Monish enters the kitchen and happens to see his mother getting the ingredients ready to prepare kadamba sambar. He sees the ingredients laid out in the kitchen. Help him sort out the ingredients into the fruit types you have studied.

(dhal, tamarind, brinjal, tomato, drumstick, coriander, mustard, lady’s finger, mango)


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1) Dry indehiscent fruits are one of the types of dry fruits, those in which there isn’t a seedpod which open is known as indehiscent fruits.


2) Fleshy fruits are fruits that have fleshy parts as its main. They are simple, aggregate or multiple in which they come out from the ovary. Berries, Pine etc are the examples.


3) Schizocarpic Fruit is a subtype of indehiscent fruits consisting of two carpels which at maturity separate along the midline into two one-seeded halves, each of which is indehiscent. Eg. Mimosa, maple, coriander, hollyhock.



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Ramu and Somu happened to observe Calotropis seeds floating in the air. They decided to follow a few of them until the seeds landed on the ground. They recorded their observations in a table as follows:

i) Draw a graph for the above data taking Distance on ‘X’ axis and Time on ‘Y’ axis.


ii) Is there any relationship between the distance travelled and the efficiency of dispersal?


iii) State the inference you draw from the graph.


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Given below is a list of dry fruits. Assign the fruits to their relevant types.

(Cotton, Tridax, Paddy, Castor, Coriander, Beans, Peas, Calotropis, Mirabilis, Cashew, Acacia, Lady’s finger)


i) Achene ii) Caryopsis iii) Cypsela iv) Nut


v) Cremocarp vi) Lomentum vii) Regma


viii) Loculicidal capsule ix) Septicidal capsule x) Follicle xi) Legume


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Name the parts of a dicot seed based on the given clues:

i) Rudimentary root________.


ii) Rudimentary shoot________.


iii) Fleshy structure storing food for the embryo_______.


iv) The outer protective layer of a seed is __________.


v) The minute opening seen in the seed coat is __________.


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What are the types of pollination? Which among them is more advantageous? Why?