Formative Practice 1.2 – Science Form 2 Chapter 1


Question 1:
Classify the following animals according to their common characteristics.


Answer:



Question 2:
The sunflower plant and paddy plant are flowering plants. State one similarity and three differences between the two plants.

Answer:
Similarity: Both plants produce seeds

Differences:
(a) the paddy plant is a monocotyledon plant whereas the sunflower plant is a dicotyledon plant.

(b) the paddy plant has fibrous roots whereas the sunflower plant has a tap root.

(c) the paddy plant has parallel vein leaves whereas the sunflower plant has network-like vein leaves.


Question 3:
Give two differences between monocotyledon and dicotyledon plants.

Answer:
(a) The leaves of the monocotyledon plant have parallel veins whereas the leaves of the dicotyledon plant have networklike veins.

(b) Monotcotyledon plants have fibrous roots whereas dicotyledon plants have tap roots.

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