Chara. of Living Organisms – 1 Mark Que. and Ans.
Chara. of Living Organisms – 1 Mark Que. and Ans.
Characteristics of Living Organisms हा इयत्ता ६ वीच्या Science मधील महत्त्वाचा chapter आहे. या chapter मध्ये living organisms, growth, development, respiration, excretion, reproduction, stimulus and response, germination, photosynthesis यांसारख्या महत्त्वाच्या संकल्पना शिकवल्या जातात.
या पोस्टमध्ये Class 6 Science – Characteristics of Living Organisms या chapter वर आधारित 100+ important 1 Mark Questions with Answers दिले आहेत. विद्यार्थ्यांना Unit Test, School Exam, Scholarship Exam, Olympiad आणि Science Quiz च्या तयारीसाठी हे प्रश्न उपयुक्त ठरतील.
या Question Bank मध्ये Fill in the Blanks, True or False, Match the Pairs, Answer in One Word, Answer in One Sentence, Definitions, Find the Correlation, Odd One Out, MCQs, Identify the Picture आणि HOTS Questions यांचा समावेश आहे.
ही प्रश्नमंजुषा विद्यार्थ्यांना chapter ची quick revision करण्यास तसेच परीक्षेत विचारले जाणारे महत्त्वाचे 1-mark questions सरावण्यास मदत करेल.
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Fill in the Blanks
- Living organisms need ________, water and air.
Ans: Food - Growth is a characteristic of ________ organisms.
Ans: Living - Plants prepare their own food by ________.
Ans: Photosynthesis - The removal of waste materials is called ________.
Ans: Excretion - The process by which living organisms produce young ones is called ________.
Ans: Reproduction - Seed grows into a new plant by ________.
Ans: Germination - Animals obtain energy from ________.
Ans: Food - Earthworms move towards ________ soil.
Ans: Moist - The ability to sense changes is called ________.
Ans: Stimulus - The action shown due to stimulus is called ________.
Ans: Response - Animals release ________ gas during respiration.
Ans: Carbon dioxide - Roots grow towards ________.
Ans: Water/Moisture - Shoots grow towards ________.
Ans: Sunlight - The body of all living organisms is made up of ________.
Ans: Cells - Waste materials in plants are stored in ________.
Ans: Bark/Old leaves - Mosquito larvae develop into ________.
Ans: Mosquitoes - Tadpole breathes through ________.
Ans: Gills - The life cycle of frog is called ________.
Ans: Metamorphosis - Lotus buds open in the presence of ________.
Ans: Sunlight - Mimosa leaves close due to ________.
Ans: Touch - Living organisms require ________ to grow.
Ans: Energy - Bamboo continues to ________ throughout life.
Ans: Grow - Plants release gum after ________.
Ans: Injury - Every living organism shows ________.
Ans: Respiration - New branches arise due to formation of ________.
Ans: New cells - The baby frog is called ________.
Ans: Tadpole - Animals breathe in ________.
Ans: Oxygen - Growth and reproduction distinguish ________ and non-living things.
Ans: Living - Seeds need moisture for ________.
Ans: Germination - Growth in animals occurs only for a ________ period.
Ans: Limited
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True or False
- Plants prepare their own food. True
- Animals can prepare their own food. False
- All living organisms need food. True
- Non-living things grow naturally. False
- Plants respond to stimuli. True
- Excretion removes waste materials. True
- Germination is the growth of a seed. True
- Tadpole breathes through lungs. False
- Frog undergoes metamorphosis. True
- Living organisms are made of cells. True
- Plants never move. False
- Roots grow away from water. False
- Sunlight is a stimulus for plants. True
- Growth in plants continues throughout life. True
- Mosquito larvae live in water. True
- Earthworms prefer dry soil. False
- Plants excrete waste. True
- Animals release carbon dioxide. True
- Seeds do not need moisture. False
- Living organisms reproduce. True
- Bark stores waste in plants. True
- Old leaves may contain waste. True
- Lotus buds open at night. False
- Mimosa leaves close when touched. True
- Food gives energy for growth. True
- Respiration produces energy. True
- Plants do not respire. False
- Living things respond to danger. True
- Mosquitoes hatch directly from eggs without larvae. False
- Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose proved plants respond to stimuli. True
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Match the Pairs
| Column A | Column B |
| Photosynthesis | Energy release |
| Germination | Earthworm |
| Excretion | Young ones |
| Respiration | Food preparation |
| Reproduction | Removal of waste |
| Tadpole | Seed growth |
| Moist soil | Frog |
| Touch | Water |
| Sunlight | Lotus blooms |
| Roots | Mimosa closes |
| Shoots | Exhalation |
| Carbon dioxide | Sunlight |
| Cells | Body of living organisms |
| Mosquito larva | Water |
| Olive Ridley | Response |
| Stimulus | Sea turtle |
| Growth | Increase in size |
| Bark | Waste storage |
| Oxygen | Respiration |
| Food | Energy |
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Answer in One Word
- Food-making process in plants – Photosynthesis
- Removal of waste – Excretion
- Baby frog – Tadpole
- Baby plant – Seedling
- Growth of seed – Germination
- Waste stored in plants – Bark
- Gas inhaled – Oxygen
- Gas exhaled – Carbon dioxide
- Sense change – Stimulus
- Action to stimulus – Response
- Young producing process – Reproduction
- Energy releasing process – Respiration
- Body unit – Cell
- Moisture-loving animal – Earthworm
- Closing leaves plant – Mimosa
- Sea turtle species – Olive Ridley
- Frog’s life stages – Metamorphosis
- Plant food – Glucose
- Organ for photosynthesis – Leaf
- Waste liquid from plants – Gum
- Root grows towards – Water
- Shoot grows towards – Light
- Mosquito young stage – Larva
- Living unit – Cell
- Growth sign – Increase
- Living thing producing young – Reproduction
- Plant response to light – Phototropism
- Root response to water – Hydrotropism
- Plant response to touch – Thigmotropism
- Scientist proving plant response – Jagadish Chandra Bose
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Answer in One Sentence Chara of Living Organisms 1 Mark Que and Ans
- What is growth?
Ans: Growth is the increase in size, height and weight of a living organism. - What is development?
Ans: Development is the improvement in body, intelligence and skills. - What is stimulus?
Ans: A stimulus is any change that living organisms can sense. - What is response?
Ans: Response is the reaction shown to a stimulus. - What is respiration?
Ans: Respiration is the process of releasing energy from food. - What is excretion?
Ans: Excretion is the removal of waste materials from the body. - What is reproduction?
Ans: Reproduction is the process of producing young ones. - What is germination?
Ans: Germination is the growth of a seed into a seedling. - Why do living organisms need food?
Ans: They need food for energy, growth and survival. - Why do plants need sunlight?
Ans: To prepare food. - Why do roots grow downward?
Ans: To absorb water and minerals. - Why do earthworms move to moist soil?
Ans: To avoid dryness. - Why do lotus flowers bloom during the day?
Ans: Because they respond to sunlight. - Why do Mimosa leaves close?
Ans: Due to touch stimulus. - Why do plants excrete waste?
Ans: To remove unwanted substances. - Why are living organisms called living?
Ans: Because they show life processes. - Name one non-living thing.
Ans: Stone. - Name one living thing.
Ans: Dog. - What do plants release during respiration?
Ans: Carbon dioxide. - What do animals inhale?
Ans: Oxygen. - Name one waste product in plants.
Ans: Gum. - Which stage comes after egg in frog?
Ans: Tadpole. - Which gas is necessary for respiration?
Ans: Oxygen. - What is the basic unit of life?
Ans: Cell. - Name one scientist who studied plant movements.
Ans: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose.
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Write the Definitions
Growth
Growth is the increase in size, height and weight of a living organism.
- Development
Development is the improvement in body, intelligence, work capacity and skills.
Stimulus
Any change in the surroundings that a living organism can sense is called a stimulus.
Response
The reaction shown by a living organism to a stimulus is called response.
Respiration
Respiration is the process of releasing energy from food with the help of oxygen.
Excretion
Excretion is the removal of waste materials from the body.
Reproduction
The process by which living organisms produce young ones is called reproduction.
Germination
The process by which a seed grows into a seedling is called germination.
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants prepare their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
Cell
A cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.
Metamorphosis
The gradual change in the body form during the life cycle of a frog is called metamorphosis.
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Find the Correlation
- Food : Energy :: Water : Growth
- Stimulus : Response :: Touch : Mimosa closes
- Seed : Germination :: Egg : Tadpole
- Roots : Water :: Shoots : Sunlight
- Respiration : Energy :: Photosynthesis : Food
- Carbon dioxide : Exhalation :: Oxygen : Inhalation
- Larva : Mosquito :: Tadpole : Frog
- Bark : Waste :: Leaf : Photosynthesis
- Plant : Photosynthesis :: Animal : Feeding
- Cell : Living organism :: Brick : House
- Egg : Chick :: Seed : Seedling
- Growth : Living :: No growth : Non-living
- Earthworm : Moist soil :: Fish : Water
- Lotus : Sunlight :: Owl : Night
- Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose : Plants :: Darwin : Evolution
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Identify the Picture
Answers
Dog – Living organism
Tree – Living organism
Seed – Germination
Tadpole – Frog larva
Frog – Adult frog
Mosquito larva – Larva
Earthworm – Moist soil animal
Mimosa – Touch-me-not plant
Lotus – Response to sunlight
Olive Ridley Turtle – Sea turtle
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose – Scientist
9. Find the Correlation
- Food : Energy :: Respiration : ______
Answer: Release of energy - Roots : Water :: Leaves : ______
Answer: Preparation of food - Seed : Germination :: Egg : ______
Answer: Young one - Stimulus : Response :: Touch : ______
Answer: Closing of Mimosa leaves - Mosquito larva : Mosquito :: Tadpole : ______
Answer: Frog - Earthworm : Moist soil :: Fish : ______
Answer: Water - Leaf : Photosynthesis :: Root : ______
Answer: Absorption of water - Respiration : Oxygen :: Photosynthesis : ______
Answer: Carbon dioxide - Excretion : Waste materials :: Reproduction : ______
Answer: New offspring - Mimosa : Touch :: Lotus : ______
Answer: Sunlight - Tadpole : Gills :: Adult frog : ______
Answer: Lungs - Root : Downward :: Shoot : ______
Answer: Upward - Cell : Living organism :: Brick : ______
Answer: House - Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose : Plants :: Newton : ______
Answer: Gravitation - Growth : Living organism :: No growth : ______
Answer: Non-living thing
10. Odd One Out – Identify the Different One Chara of Living Organisms 1 Mark Que and Ans
- Dog, Cat, Cow, Stone
Answer: Stone - Tree, Flower, Grass, Table
Answer: Table - Respiration, Growth, Reproduction, Rusting
Answer: Rusting - Seed, Seedling, Tree, Chair
Answer: Chair - Root, Stem, Leaf, Stone
Answer: Stone - Frog, Earthworm, Fish, Pen
Answer: Pen - Tadpole, Larva, Adult mosquito, Chair
Answer: Chair - Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Water, Plastic
Answer: Plastic - Lotus, Mimosa, Rose, Stone
Answer: Stone - Growth, Development, Respiration, Decomposition
Answer: Decomposition
11. Choose correct option Chara of Living Organisms 1 Mark Que and Ans
- Which of the following is a characteristic of living organisms?
A) Colour
B) Shape
C) Growth
D) Hardness
Answer: C) Growth
- By which process do plants prepare their own food?
A) Respiration
B) Photosynthesis
C) Excretion
D) Reproduction
Answer: B) Photosynthesis
- Which gas is necessary for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Oxygen
D) Hydrogen
Answer: C) Oxygen
- Which process removes waste materials from the body?
A) Respiration
B) Excretion
C) Growth
D) Reproduction
Answer: B) Excretion
- Which process produces new offspring?
A) Development
B) Reproduction
C) Germination
D) Respiration
Answer: B) Reproduction
- What is the process by which a seed develops into a seedling?
A) Excretion
B) Respiration
C) Germination
D) Development
Answer: C) Germination
- Why do Mimosa leaves close?
A) Due to water
B) Due to touch
C) Due to wind
D) Due to darkness
Answer: B) Due to touch
- In response to what does the lotus flower generally open?
A) Touch
B) Rain
C) Sunlight
D) Sound
Answer: C) Sunlight
- What is a young frog called?
A) Larva
B) Tadpole
C) Chick
D) Pupa
Answer: B) Tadpole
- How does a tadpole breathe?
A) Lungs
B) Skin
C) Gills
D) Nose
Answer: C) Gills
- Where does an earthworm prefer to live?
A) Dry soil
B) Moist soil
C) Sand
D) Water
Answer: B) Moist soil
- What is the basic unit of life?
A) Organ
B) Tissue
C) Cell
D) Bone
Answer: C) Cell
- What do roots mainly absorb?
A) Light
B) Water and minerals
C) Air
D) Food
Answer: B) Water and minerals
- In which organ does photosynthesis mainly take place?
A) Root
B) Stem
C) Leaf
D) Flower
Answer: C) Leaf
- Which substance may come out from an injured part of a plant?
A) Blood
B) Gum
C) Milk
D) Sweat
Answer: B) Gum
- What do living organisms obtain from food?
A) Energy
B) Soil
C) Light
D) Sound
Answer: A) Energy
- What is the action shown by an organism in response to a stimulus called?
A) Growth
B) Response
C) Development
D) Reproduction
Answer: B) Response
- Which of the following is a stimulus?
A) Touch
B) Leaf
C) Root
D) Seed
Answer: A) Touch
- Growth in plants generally—
A) Occurs only for a few days
B) Can continue throughout life
C) Never occurs
D) Occurs only at night
Answer: B) Can continue throughout life
- Which of the following is a non-living thing?
A) Earthworm
B) Tree
C) Stone
D) Frog
Answer: C) Stone
- What is Olive Ridley?
A) Snake
B) Sea turtle
C) Fish
D) Frog
Answer: B) Sea turtle
- Who studied the movements and responses of plants?
A) Isaac Newton
B) C. V. Raman
C) Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
D) Albert Einstein
Answer: C) Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
- Which stage of the mosquito lives in water?
A) Egg
B) Larva
C) Adult mosquito
D) Pupa
Answer: B) Larva
- What is the major change in body form during the life cycle of a frog called?
A) Germination
B) Metamorphosis
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
Answer: B) Metamorphosis
- Which gas is mainly released by animals during respiration?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen
Answer: B) Carbon dioxide
- Which of the following organisms responds to a stimulus?
A) Stone
B) Chair
C) Mimosa
D) Book
Answer: C) Mimosa
- Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?
A) Growth
B) Respiration
C) Reproduction
D) Rusting
Answer: D) Rusting
- In which direction do roots generally grow?
A) Away from water
B) Towards water
C) Away from sunlight
D) Only upwards
Answer: B) Towards water
- In which direction does the shoot generally grow?
A) Towards sunlight
B) Towards water
C) Towards the soil
D) Towards darkness
Answer: A) Towards sunlight
- Which of the following is a correct pair of living organisms?
A) Stone – Table
B) Tree – Dog
C) Chair – Book
D) Pen – Stone
Answer: B) Tree – Dog
12. Answer in one word Chara of Living Organisms 1 Mark Que and Ans
- A plant bends towards the window. Which characteristic of living organisms does this show?
Answer: Response to a stimulus.
- An earthworm moves towards moist soil. Which characteristic does this show?
Answer: Response to a stimulus.
- A stone becomes bigger because soil gets deposited on it. Why is this not considered growth in a living organism?
Answer: Because it is not biological growth.
- A seed is given water and a seedling appears after a few days. Which process has occurred?
Answer: Germination.
- A tadpole gradually changes into a frog. What is this process called?
Answer: Metamorphosis.
- The leaves of Mimosa close when touched. What is touch?
Answer: A stimulus.
- What is the closing of Mimosa leaves?
Answer: A response.
- The growth of a plant decreases when it is not watered. What does this show?
Answer: Living organisms need necessary conditions for growth.
- Plants prepare food during photosynthesis. What type of energy is used?
Answer: Solar energy.
- An animal takes food, respires and removes waste materials. Why can it be called a living organism?
Answer: Because it performs life processes.
- Old leaves fall from a tree. Which life process may this be related to?
Answer: Excretion.
- Gum comes out from an injured part of a plant. What is the function of gum?
Answer: It helps in the removal/storage of waste materials.
- A plant grows, but a chair does not. What difference does this show?
Answer: Growth is a characteristic of living organisms.
- A fish suffers when it is taken out of water. What does this show?
Answer: Living organisms need a suitable environment to survive.
- Why is it incorrect to say that plants do not move?
Answer: Plants show movements and respond to stimuli such as light, water and touch.