The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings

This is an interactive quiz on Living Organisms and Their Surroundings.

It includes topics such as respiration, reproduction, adaptation.

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Which of the following is not associated with reproduction?

A New leaf coming out of a tree branch A Dog giving birth to puppy A seed growing into a plant Chick hatching from an egg

Priya is writing some statements, choose the incorrect statement and help him:

The plants can move only parts of their body such as leaves, flowers, shoots and roots. In living things, movement is caused by internal factors such as muscles pulling on bones, contraction and relaxation of only muscles or by action of chemicals called hormones. The movement in non-living things is caused by an external force such as the push of our hand, blowing air or wind, flowing water or hot and compressed gases. None of the above.

Choose the odd one out from below with respect to reproduction:

Eggs of hen Seeds of plants Buds of potato Roots of mango tree

Ruhi is completed her science chapter where she wrote some statements. She wants to know whether the statements are correct or not? Ruhi wants to take help from you:

Respiration is the chemical process in which food taken by an organism combines with oxygen to release energy. All the living things (plants and animals) undergo respiration to obtain energy from food. The purpose of breathing in air is to provide oxygen to our body, for carrying out respiration. All the above

Which of the combination of given features are typical of desert plants?

They lose a lot of water through transpiration and their leaves are always Broad and Flat. Their leaves are always Broad and Flat and their roots grow very deep into the soil. Their leaves are always Broad and Flat and they lose very little water through transpiration. They lose very little water through transpiration and their roots grow very deep into the soil.

Which is an aquatic adaptation?

Streamlined body Light and hollow bones Hair on body Gills

Which is an example of an animal found in mountain region?

Leopard Yak Mountain goat All of these

Which is not an abiotic component of environment?

Soil Bacteria Water Air

Which is a biotic component of environment?

Plants Animals Microorganisms All of these

Respiration in aquatic animals occurs by

Lungs

Gills

Nostrils

Legs

Which one of the following statements is correct in the given below?

Several kinds of plants and animals may share the same habitat. All the animals and plants in a habitat are adopted to it. Both the statements are correct. None of these is correct.

What are the characteristics of a desert plant?

No leaves or very small leaves Spines Deep roots All of these

Sunken stomata are present in

Hydrophytes

Epiphytes

Xerophytes

Mesophytes

Bending of a stem towards sunlight is called

Geotropism

Phototropism

Hydrotropism

Nasticism