Amazing Plant Facts (āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻāĻļā§āĻā§°ā§āϝāĻāύāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ) - 6
1. Do plants communicate with each other ? ā§§. āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻāĻāύ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻāύ⧰ āϞāĻāϤ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§ āύā§āĻāĻŋ?
- Yes, plants can communicate. āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻāĻāύ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻāύ⧰ āϞāĻāϤ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Their roots connect underground. āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- Fungi help them share signals.
āĻāϤā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§ (Fungi) āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻĻāĻžāύ-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ - They warn each other about insects.
āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻ-āĻĒāϤāĻāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāύ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻāύāĻ āϏāϤ⧰ā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ - They may also share nutrients.
āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ-āĻŦāϤ⧰āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤ - It is like a plant network.
āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āύā§āĻā§ąā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. Why does an apple float on water ? ⧍. āĻāĻĒā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻā§ ?
- Apples contain air spaces inside. āĻāĻĒā§āϞ⧰ āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ā§° āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- About one-fourth is filled with air. āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ-āĻāϤā§ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- This makes them less dense than water. āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāĻĒā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāĻā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- So they float easily. āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĨ¤
- Air helps reduce their density. āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ā§ąā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- That is why apples do not sink. āϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻĒā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Why do some flowers have thorns ? ā§Š. āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĢā§āϞ⧰ āĻāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
- Thorns protect the plant. āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- Animals may try to eat flowers. āĻāύā§āϤā§ā§ąā§ āĻĢā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Sharp thorns stop them. āϧāĻžā§°āĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- Roses are a good example. āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāĨ¤
- Thorns act like natural guards. āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻšā§°ā§ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- They keep the plant safe. āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ āύāĻŋā§°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
4. Why do date palms grow in deserts ? ā§Ē. āĻā§āĻā§ā§° āĻāĻ āĻŽā§°ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ?
- Date palms survive in hot climates. āĻā§āĻā§ā§° āĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Their roots reach deep water sources. āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻā§āϏāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
- They need strong sunlight to grow. āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻšāĻāϤāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§ā§° āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- They can tolerate dry weather. āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāϤ⧰ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Desert oases support their growth. āĻŽā§°ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋā§° āĻā§ąā§āĻāĻŋāĻ (Oasis) āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- So they grow well in deserts. āϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§ā§° āĻāĻ āĻŽā§°ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϞāĻĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5. Why does a tree trunk become thicker with age ? ā§Ģ. āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
- Each year, new layers form inside. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āύāϤā§āύ āϏā§āϤ⧰ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- These layers add strength. āĻāĻ āϏā§āϤ⧰āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻāĻŦā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- The trunk becomes thicker. āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- This supports tall growth. āĻ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- It protects the inner parts. āĻ āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰⧰ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻŦā§ā§°āĻ āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- That is why older trees look wider. āϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšāϞ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
6. Which is the biggest flower in the world ? ā§Ŧ. āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĢā§āϞ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
- Rafflesia is the largest flower. ā§°ā§āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (Rafflesia) āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĢā§āϞāĨ¤
- It can grow very big. āĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻš'āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
- It smells like rotten meat. āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āύā§āϧ āĻĒāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏ⧰ āĻĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- The smell attracts flies. āĻāĻ āĻā§āύā§āϧ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Flies help in pollination. āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻāϝā§āĻāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- It grows in tropical forests. āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāύā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻ ā§°āĻŖā§āϝāϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
7. Why does coriander wilt quickly ? ā§. āϧāύā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏā§āύāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§°āĻšāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ ?
- Coriander leaves are soft. āϧāύā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻā§āĻŽāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- They contain a lot of water. āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- After cutting, water supply stops. āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Water quickly evaporates. āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āϏā§āύāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒā§āĻā§ąāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Leaves become dry and weak. āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšā§ āĻĒā§°ā§āĨ¤
- So they wilt fast. āϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏā§āύāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§°āĻšāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. Do plants feel cold ? ā§Ž. āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āύā§āĻāĻŋ ?
- Plants do not feel cold like humans. āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āύāĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- But cold affects their growth. āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Extreme cold can freeze water inside. āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϤ āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰⧰ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Frozen water damages cells. āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āώ⧰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Some plants shed leaves to survive. āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏ⧰āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- So they react to temperature. āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻāώā§āĻŖāϤāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. Why does cucumber sometimes taste bitter ? ⧝. āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻš āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻā§?
- Cucumber contains a chemical called cucurbitacin. āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻšāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύ (Cucurbitacin) āύāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻāĻ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- This chemical tastes bitter. āĻāĻ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϤāĻŋāϤāĻž āϏā§ā§ąāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- It protects the plant from insects. āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ-āĻĒāϤāĻāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- Sometimes more of it forms. āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Then cucumber tastes bitter. āϤā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻš āϤāĻŋāϤāĻž āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- It is a natural defense system. āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤā§āĻŽā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤
10. What is grafting ? ā§§ā§Ļ. āĻāϞāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻž (Grafting) āĻāĻŋ ?
- Grafting joins two plants together. āĻāϞāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻžāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- One plant's branch is attached to another. āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§° āĻĄāĻžāϞ āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāϤ āϏāĻāϞāĻā§āύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- They grow as one plant. āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- It improves fruit quality. āĻ āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻā§āĻŖāĻāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Farmers use this method widely. āĻā§āώāĻāϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- It helps grow better crops. āĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
11. Why is it cooler under a tree in summer ? ā§§ā§§. āĻā§ā§°ā§āώā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻāĻā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
- Trees give shade from sunlight. āĻāĻā§ āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- They also release water vapor. āĻāĻšāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒā§ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
- Water vapor cools the air. āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- This works like a natural cooler. āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Shade reduces direct heat. āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- So it feels cooler under trees. āϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
12. How do plants grow without seeds ? ⧧⧍. āĻŦā§āĻ āύā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
- Some plants grow from stems or roots. āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ āĻĄāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- A stem cutting can grow new roots. āĻĄāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āύāϤā§āύ āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Rose and hibiscus grow this way. āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Potato grows from underground stems. āĻāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āϤāϞ⧰ āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
- This is called vegetative propagation. āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ (Vegetative Propagation) āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- It helps plants multiply quickly. āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻāĻ āϏā§āύāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤