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Witmniime, , 3. The leaves of desert plants are reduced to spines to help to, , (a) reduce water loss, , , , , , , , : Ler, (b) increase the rate of transpiration |, (c) prepare food, (d) absorb minerals from the soil, , 4. Breathing root is a special feature of ‘, (a) deciduous plants bal (b) aquatic plants ‘ea, (c) mangroves eae (d) evergreen plants es, , 5. Fixed water plants have stomata on the a, (a) lower surface of the leaves, (b) upper surface of the leaves Ss, (c) stems C, (d) flowers Ed, , , , , , , , B. Fill in the blanks with the help of words given in the box., , , , a OR ubbex is an evergreen plant., , 2. Con : a have needle-like leaves that helps to shed off snow easily., 3. Trees like sheesham, peepal, neem shed their leaves in winter., 4. Coconut grows in bok and — uten id climate., , 5. The ANe chy chem helps cactus in surviving without water for, , many days., , C. Tick (/) the correct statements and cross (X) the wrong ones., 1. Habitat is the place where plants and animals are adapted to grow, and live., 2. Conifers have broad leaves., , 3. Plants that grow in plains spread around to evaporate extra water, through leaves which keep them cool., , 4. Desert plants have a fleshy stem due to spongy air spaces., , VEN &m, , 5. Hydrilla is an example of submerged aquatic plant., , x, >., , :