Class 6 Science Chapter 9 The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings

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The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings

Chapter: 9

Exercise

1. What is a habitat ?

Ans: The surroundings where organisms live is called habitat.

2. How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?

Ans: Cactus are adapted to survive in a desert they have:

(i) No leaves or spiny leaves to prevent water loss through transpiration.

(ii) Stem carries out photosynthesis.

(iii) Their roots go very deep into the soil for absorbing water.

(iv) a thick waxy layer surrounds the leaf to retain water.

3. Fill in the Blanks:

(a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a par – ticular habitat, is called ……………….

Ans: Adaptation.

(b) The habitats of the plants and animals that live on land are called habitat ……………..

Ans: Terrestrial.

(c ) The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called ………………habita.

Ans: Aquatic.

(d) Soil, water and air the factors of habitat ……………….

Ans: Abiotic.

(e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them, are called ……………..

Ans: Stimuli

4. Which of the things in the following list are nonliving?

Plough, Mushroom, Sewing machine, Radio, Boot, Water hyacinth, Earthworm

Ans: Plough, mushroom, sewing machine, radio, boot, and water are non living things.

5. Give an example of a non- living thing, which shows any two characteristics of living things.

Ans: An example of a non living thing is Bike.

  • Bike can move like a living thing.
  • It needs energy to do work.

6. Which of the following non-living things listed below, were once part of a living thing?

Butter, Leather, soil, Wool , Electric bulb, Cooking oil , Apple, Rubber

Ans: Butter, leather, wool, cooking oil, apple and Rubber are the non living things which were once part of a living thing.

7. List the common characteristics of the living things.

Ans: Some common characteristics of the living things are:

(a) Grow and die.

(b) Movement.

(c) Respiration.

(d) Respond.

(e) Reproduction.

(f) Excretion.

8. Explain why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there. (Hint 1 there are few trees or places for animals to hide in grassland habitat.)

Ans: Speed is important for survival in the grassland for animals to avoid predation from their predators. 

For example: A lion eats deer, to survive, the deer has to run faster that the lion. 

The speed of the deer helps it to run away from the predators.

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