NCERT Solutions Class 6 Science
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Science Chapter – 9 (The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings) has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 9 (The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings)
1. What is a habitat?
Answer – The surroundings where animals live is called their habitat. The organisms depend on their habitat for their food, water, air, shelter and other needs. Habitat means a dwelling place.
2. How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?
Answer – Cactus are adapted to survive in a desert as they have
- It has no leaves just to prevent water loss through transpiration.
- The stem is modified in such a way that it performs photosynthesis.
- The root system is well-developed and grows deep in search of water.
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 ______ .
Answer –
(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.
4. Which of the things in the following list are nonliving?
Plough, Mushroom, Sewing machine, Radio, Boat, Water hyacinth, Earthworm
Answer – In this list, plough, sewing machine, radio, and boat are non-living.
5. Give an example of a non-living thing, which shows any two characteristics of living things.
Answer – Car is a non-living thigs
Features
- It can move like living beings.
- It needs energy to do work.
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
Answer – Butter, Leather, Wool, Cooking oil, Apple and Rubber were once part of a living thing.
7. List the common characteristics of the living things.
Answer – The common characteristics of living things are :
1. Growth
2. Movement
3. Reproduction
4. Respiration
5. Responsiveness
6. Excretion
8. Explain, why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there. (Hint: There are few trees or places for animals to hide in grasslands habitats.)
Answer – The speed of animals in the grasslands helps them to run away from predators. For example Tiger eats deer, to survive deer has to run faster than the tiger.
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science
- Chapter 1 – Food Where Does It Come From
- Chapter 2 – Components of Food
- Chapter 3 – Fibre to Fabric
- Chapter 4 – Sorting Materials Into Groups
- Chapter 5 – Separation of Substances
- Chapter 6 – Changes Around Us
- Chapter 7 – Getting to Know Plants
- Chapter 8 – Body Movements
- Chapter 10 – Motion and Measurement of Distances
- Chapter 11 – Light, Shadows and Reflection
- Chapter 12 – Electricity and Circuits
- Chapter 13 – Fun with Magnets
- Chapter 14 – Water
- Chapter 15 – Air Around Us
- Chapter 16 – Garbage In, Garbage Out
