SUBJECT: SCIENCE GRADE: 6
CHAPTER:10
LIVING CREATURES: EXPLORING THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
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10.1 What Sets the Living Apart from the Non-living?
10.2 Essential Conditions for Germination of a Seed
10.3 Growth and Movement in Plants
10.4 Life Cycle of a Plant
10.5 Life Cycle of Animals
1.
Varun says, “Clouds are living things because they move in the sky.” Do you agree? Why or
why not?
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2.
Viruses are difficult to classify as living or non-living. Which of these reasons best explains
why? (ASSET)
a) They can grow and reproduce only inside a host cell.
b) They do not contain any genetic material.
c) They can prepare their own food.
d) They show movement like animals.
3.
Which characteristics of living things is shown in the figure? Describe other characteristics of
living things in brief.
4.
Unlike animals, plants do not move from one place to another. Do you consider them living?
5.
Which of the following is correct for respiration in plants? (ASSET)
a) Respiration takes place only during daytime
b) Respiration takes place only during night
c) Respiration takes place both during day and night
d) Respiration takes place only when plants are not making food.
6.
Which of the following conditions are essential for the germination of Petunia seeds?
a) Light conditions, water & soil
b) Light conditions, water & fertilisers
c) Dark conditions, water & fertilisers
d) Dark conditions, soil & water
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7. Name the process shown in the given figure. Define the process.
8.
The table shows the breathing rates of different animals:
Animal Breathes per minute
Elephant 8
Cow 20
Dog 301
Mouse 20
What can we conclude from the data? (ASSET)
a) Larger animals breathe faster than smaller ones.
b) Smaller animals need more energy and breathe faster.
c) All animals breathe at the same rate.
d) Breathing rate has no relation to size.
9. In a Science quiz competition Kruti is asked to choose the incorrect statement. Select the
appropriate answer from the options given below. (ASSET)
a) Drosera plant depends on insects for its nutrition
b) Sweat consists of water and salt removed by body as waste products
c) Respiration is a life process that takes place in dry, stored seeds even when other usual
life processes are not observed
d) The only characteristic of living things shown by wheat seeds is reproduction
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10. Tina is trying to find an example which is not a response to stimuli
a) Watering in mouth when we see delicious food items
b) Closing of leaves of Mimosa plant when touched
c) Shutting of eyes when an object is suddenly thrown in our direction.
d) A chick hatching out an egg.
11.
Name the tiny pores present on the surface of plants which help them in taking air in and out.
Locate stomata in the given figure & write its function. (Draw the figure in the notebook)
12. A graph shows the growth of a plant kept in sunlight and another in darkness.
What does this graph tell us about the characteristic of living things?
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13.
Describe the various types of movements observed in plants.
14. Which behaviour of the plant is shown in the given figure. Explain with reason.
15.
In a desert, stones and camels remain under the hot sun. Stones do not sweat, but camels do.
Why is sweating considered a sign of life?
16.
Below are the stages of the life cycle of a bean plant.
Appearance of fruits, Death of a plant, Appearance of leaves, Seed, Appearance of flowers.
Arrange the stages (I to V) in their ascending order.
17.
Ravi sowed two pots with the same type of seeds.
Pot A: He watered it daily and kept it in sunlight.
Pot B: He watered it daily but kept it in a dark cupboard.
After a week:
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Seeds in Pot A grew into small green plants.
Seeds in Pot B grew into weak, pale-yellow seedlings that soon died.
What does this experiment shows about the life cycle of plants?
18. A butterfly lays eggs → caterpillar comes out → forms pupa → butterfly emerges.
What does this sequence BEST show?
a) Living things respond to light.
b) Living things grow and change forms.
c) Living things reproduce by laying eggs only.
d) Living things need food to survive.
19.
Describe the importance of reproduction for living organisms.
20.
Illustrate the life cycle of a frog with a diagram. (Draw in the notebook).
21.
Assertion (A): Some plants can reproduce without seeds.
Reason (R): Vegetative propagation allows plants to form new plants from roots, stems, or
leaves.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
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b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
22.
The life cycle of a mosquito includes:
a) Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult
b) Egg → Tadpole → Froglet → Adult
c) Egg → Caterpillar → Pupa → Adult
d) Egg → Nymph → Adult
23.
You have learnt that a tail is present in a tadpole, but it disappears as it grows into a frog. What
is the advantage of having a tail in the tadpole stage?
24. Frogs lay eggs in water. Why is this important for their survival?
25.
Tara and Vijay set up the experiment shown in the picture (Fig. below). What do you think
they want to find out? How will they know if they are correct? (NCERT)
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26. Learning further
Can we grow plants without germinating their seeds? Explore and cite some examples.
Child specific answers can be done on sticky notes and can be stuck on the blank page
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