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Living Organisms and Their Surroundings - 2

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Why are different kinds of plants found in different regions?

  1. Due to varied climatic conditions

  2. Due to varied soil temperature

  3. Due to varied organisms

  4. Due to varied biotic and abiotic factors


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Different kinds of plants are found in different regions because survival of different plants in a particular area depends upon many factors like climate, soil texture and organisms found over there. All these factors are collectively divided into 2 major categories: the living factors as biotic and non-living ones as abiotic.

Which of the following regions are not a terrestrial habitat?

  1. Deserts

  2. Grasslands

  3. Lakes

  4. Forests


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Habitat of animals and plants in different regions depends upon their body structure and its adaptability. Animals like yak, lions, ants, etc. live on ground and are known as terrestrial animals. Forests, grounds, grasslands, deserts are all included in terrestrial habitats, whereas ponds, lakes, rivers, seas, oceans are aquatic habitats.

Which adaptation in camels helps them to conserve water?

  1. Thick layer of fur

  2. No sweating

  3. Thick layer of fat under the skin

  4. Excreting large amount of urine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Camels are well adapted to the heat of a desert. Their bodies are adapted variably to fit well over there. Deserts have scarcity of water. So to conserve water, camels have long legs to stay away from the heat of the sun. They do not sweat much. They excrete less urine and almost dry dung. Thus, all these characteristics of camels help in conserving water.

_____ is/are the characteristic(s) of living organisms.

  1. Respiration

  2. Reproduction

  3. Excretion

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Respiration, reproduction and excretion are characteristics of living organisms.

Growth in living things is

  1. permanent and irreversible

  2. temporary and irreversible

  3. permanent and reversible

  4. temporary and reversible


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Growth in living things is permanent and irreversible.

Which of the following organisms are called decomposers?

  1. Fungi

  2. Tigers

  3. Cats

  4. Dogs


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fungi are called decomposers.

What is the main function of roots in aquatic plants?

  1. To absorb nutrients from soil

  2. To absorb water from soil

  3. To hold plant in place

  4. To transport mineral and water


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hydrilla is an aquatic plant. Function of roots is to fix the plant in the soil and to absorb water from the soil. Both these requirements get reduced in aquatic plants. So, hydrilla has got poorly-developed roots. Its function is to hold the plant in its place against the water currents.

Which among the following is not a characteristic of octopus?

  1. They have streamlined body.

  2. They have eight arms.

  3. They catch the prey that moves towards them.

  4. They have gills.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Octopuses stay deeper in the ocean. They have 8 arms and catch the prey that moves towards them. They have gills to help them breathe in water. They do not have streamlined body.

Sea animals like dolphins and whales breathe in air through

  1. nostrils

  2. lungs

  3. skin

  4. gills


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dolphins and whales neither have gills nor lungs to take in air and to breathe, these animals come at the surface of water, absorb the oxygen from air through their nostrils and remain in water for long periods by utilising this oxygen gradually.

What is the name for the certain habits which enable an organism to survive in its surroundings?

  1. Habitat

  2. Special quality

  3. Adaptation

  4. Nature


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Adaptation enables an organism to survive in its surroundings.

Ajay saw a picture of a tree. The tree was cone-shaped with sloping branches. The leaves were needle-like. To which habitat does it belong?

  1. Deserts

  2. Mountains

  3. Grasslands

  4. Ponds


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In mountains, the trees are cone-shaped with sloping branches and the leaves are needle-like.

Which of the following organisms are called chemo-autotrophs?

  1. Plants

  2. Nitrobacteria

  3. Cows

  4. Humans


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nitrobacteria are called chemo-autotrophs since they fix nitrogen to prepare their own food.

Which of the following features of a deer does not help to escape predators?

  1. Long ears

  2. Strong teeth

  3. Fast running ability

  4. Side eyes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deer is a plant-eating animal living in the grasslands. It has long ears to protect itself from its predators. For the same reason, it has legs well-suited to run fast. It has side eyes to see that its predator. Strong teeth cannot help the deer to escape predators.

Which among the following features help(s) a lion to hunt for its prey? A. Its light-brown colour B. Its eyes in front C. Its claws in front legs

  1. Only A

  2. Only A and B

  3. Only C

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All the given features help a lion to hunt its prey.

Which of the following animals live in tropical grasslands?

  1. Snow leopards

  2. Deers

  3. Lions

  4. Both 2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lions and deers live in tropical grasslands. Snow leopards live in very high altitude regions in the Himalayas.

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