Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics — Practice

Q1. In the chapter's opening story, Avadhi's mother stops her from picking up shells on the path because

• A. The shell could be the home of a living snail and is part of its body
• B. Shells in India are protected by law
• C. Shells release a harmful gas in sunlight
• D. Shells are heavy and dangerous to carry

Q2. Which of the following is listed in the chapter as one of the essential characteristics of all living beings?

• A. Conduct electricity
• B. Float on water
• C. Show movement
• D. Reflect light

Q3. When Ravi compares his current body size with a photograph of his childhood, he cannot fit into his old dress. This change is due to

• A. Excretion
• B. Respiration
• C. Reproduction
• D. Growth

Q4. The chapter says that living beings need food for their growth and development. The technical name for this characteristic is

• A. Respiration
• B. Nutrition
• C. Excretion
• D. Reproduction

Q5. Breathing in and breathing out are part of a larger process called

• A. Respiration
• B. Excretion
• C. Germination
• D. Reproduction

Q6. Plants take air in and out through tiny pores present on the surface of their leaves. These pores are called

• A. Veins
• B. Petioles
• C. Stomata
• D. Cotyledons

Q7. The removal of waste products from the body is called

• A. Respiration
• B. Excretion
• C. Nutrition
• D. Germination

Q8. Anything or any event that prompts a living being to respond is called a

• A. Habitat
• B. Reflex
• C. Nutrient
• D. Stimulus

Q9. When the leaves of a chhui-mui (touch-me-not) plant fold up on being touched, the plant is showing

• A. Response to a stimulus
• B. Reproduction
• C. Excretion
• D. Germination

Q10. The process of producing new ones of one's own kind is called

• A. Excretion
• B. Respiration
• C. Reproduction
• D. Germination

Q11. When a seed turns into a sprout, it is said to have

• A. Excreted
• B. Germinated
• C. Reproduced
• D. Respired

Q12. The outer covering of the seed is called the seed coat. The role of water during seed germination is to

• A. Colour the seed
• B. Make the seed taste sweet
• C. Spread the seed
• D. Soften the seed coat so the embryo can develop

Q13. From Activity 10.3, when a plant is kept upright in sunlight, the root grows

• A. Downwards
• B. Upwards
• C. Sideways only
• D. In the direction of the light

Q14. How many stages does a mosquito pass through in its life cycle?

• A. Two
• B. Three
• C. Four
• D. Five

Q15. The white jelly-like cluster of eggs of a frog found on the surface of a pond is known as

• A. Pupa
• B. Spawn
• C. Tadpole
• D. Froglet