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Find out the insectivorous plant among the plants given below.

Collect information about experiments of Joseph Priestly and Ingen Houz from Internet and make a brief note on them.

Do you agree with Van Helmont? If nutrients absorbed by plants from soil is equal to the mass of plant/tree what will happen? Think and write your hypothesis.

Why are some plants called insectivorous plants? Give reasons.

Designery leaves - select any broad leaved potted plant. Cut a cardboard with a design of your choice and seal the selected leaf with the cardboard. Let the plant stand under the sun for a week then remove the cardboard you will get designery leaves plant. Try to make more leaves with designs and display your plant but don’t forget to present your write up.

Collect a leaf. Take peels from both sides of the leaf and observe stomata size, shape and number under microscope with the help of your class teacher. Write your findings.

Prathima said “Mushroom is also a plant” is she correct? How would you support her?

Photosynthesis is the way plants make food in every leaf by using different items. Write your feelings on this.