Gourd and Daisy Families
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw the male and female flowers of a pumpkin and write the differences.
The male is larger, with 5 stamens; the female has a small fruit below and a pistil with 3 stigma lobes.
2
List 5 gourd crops and their edible parts.
Melon, watermelon, cucumber — fruit; pumpkin — fruit and seeds; handalak — fruit.
3
Name 5 medicinal or ornamental plants of the daisy family.
Dandelion, chicory, chrysanthemum, dahlia, sunflower.
4
If a sunflower head has 1500 seeds, how many do 4 heads have? (1500 × 4)
6000
5
Why is it wrong to call a capitulum a “single flower” and right to call it an inflorescence?
It consists of many small flowers, each with its own stamens and pistil.