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Seeds that are used as spices in your home.
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Answer: Seeds that are used as spices at home are mustard, cumin, aniseed, etc.
NCERT · Class 5 · EVS
Chapter 5: Seeds and Seeds
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15 questionsQ2Written answer
Seeds of vegetables.
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Answer: Seeds of vegetables are tomato, lady’s finger, brinjal, etc.
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Seeds of fruits.
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Answer: Seeds of fruits are oranges, apples, grapes, etc.
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Light seeds (check by blowing them).
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Answer: Light seeds are cumin, aniseed, etc.
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Seeds which are flat.
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Answer: Seeds which are flat are cumin, aniseed, sesame, rajma, etc.
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Make more groups. How many groups of seeds did you make?
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Answer: More groups of seeds are edible seeds, small seeds, big seeds, seeds used as spices, heavy seeds, lightweight seeds, and seeds which produce oil. I could make 7 groups.
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Do you know any games that you can play with seeds? Discuss with your friends.
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Answer: Yes, using seeds, we play games. Children play games using mango seeds to make a flute, cut the tamarind seed into halves, etc.
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Have you ever seen any seed that can fly?
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Answer: Yes, I have seen seeds which fly.
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What is it called in your area?
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Answer: It is called budhiya ke baal (old woman’s hair).
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Look at your seed collection. Guess how many of those could have travelled by flying.
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Answer: Some of them could have travelled by flying like aniseed and cumin seed.