NCERT Solutions for Class 6th Science

Chapter 9 - THE LIVING ORGANISMS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS

Q.1

What is a habitat?

Ans

The surroundings where organisms live is called a habitat. The organisms depend for their food,
water, air, shelter and other needs on their habitat.

Q.2

How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?

Ans

Cactus survive in a desert due to following adaptations:

1) The leaves in cactus are in the shape of spines which helps in reducing loss of water from them
through transpiration.
2) Its stem is covered with a thick waxy layer, which helps to retain water.
3) Its roots go very deep into the soil for absorbing water.

Q.3

Fill up the blanks

(a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a particular
habitat, is called _____________ .
(b) The habitats of the plants and animals that live on land are called __________ habitat.
(c) The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called ___________ habitat.
(d) Soil, water and air are the factors of a habitat.
(e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them, are called ____________.

Ans

(a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a particular
habitat, is called _adaptation_.
(b) The habitats of the plants and animals that live on land are called _terrestrial_ habitat.
(c) The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called _aquatic_ habitat.
(d) Soil, water and air are the _abiotic_ factors of a habitat.
(e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them are called _stimuli_.

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Q.4

Which of the things in the following list are nonliving?

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

Ans

Nonliving things Plough, Sewing machine, Radio and Boat.

Q.5

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

Ans

A car or bus is an example of a non-living thing, which shows movement and needs energy to
work just like living things.

Q.6

Which of the non-living things listed below, were once part of a living thing?
Butter, Leather, Soil, Wool, Electric bulb, Cooking oil, Salt, Apple, Rubber

Ans

Butter, Leather, Wool, Cooking oil, Apple and Rubber.

Butter Obtained from milk from dairy animals.
Leather Prepared from animal skin.
Wool Obtained from animals like Sheep etc.
Cooking oil Obtained from seeds of plants.
Apple Fruit obtained from apple tree.
Rubber Prepared from latex of rubber tree.

Q.7

List the common characteristics of the living things.

Ans

Common characteristics of the living things:

1) Food: All organisms need food to get energy for life processes.
2) Growth: All organisms show growth.
3) Respiration: All organisms breathe and respire.
4) Stilmuli: All living things respond to stimuli.
5) Excretion: All organisms remove waste material or excrete.
6) Reproduction: All living things reproduce their own kind.
7) Movement: All organisms show movement.
8) Death: All living things die.

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Q.8

Explain, why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there.

Ans

The grassland is a place where very few trees or places are available for an animal to hide. This
helps predators such as lion, tiger, etc. to locate their prey in the grass easily. Hence the animals
like deer etc. are vulnerable to predators in grasslands and can only survive and escape if they run
very fast.

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