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Chapter 4 - Living Things: Workbook - Answer Key

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Chapter 4 - LIVING THINGS 

 
Workbook - Answer Key

1. Choose the correct option:


a) Fish breathe through.
i) tiny holes on the body
ii) gills
iii) nose
iv) stomata

b) The process in which living things produce young ones of their own
kind is called____________.
i) respiration
ii) response
iii) reproduction
iv) breathing

2. Give two examples for each of the following:


a) Animals that do not have legs.

Ans.​ Snakes and earthworms

b) Animals that use their wings to fly and legs to walk.

Ans.​ Birds and insects

c) Animals that breathe through tiny holes on their body.

Ans.​ Cockroaches, earthworms and grasshoppers


3. State whether the following statements are true or false:
a) Insects have feelers to sense the environment.
Ans.​ True

b) Seeds grow into new plants.


Ans.​ True

4. Answer in one sentence:

a) What are stomata?


Ans. Leaves of plants breathe through tiny pores present on the
underside of the leaves called stomata.

b) How do animals obtain their food?


Ans. Animals obtain their food from plants and other animals.

5. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences:

a) State any three characteristics of living things.


Ans. The characteristics of living things are: ​(you can write all or any
three)
1) Living things grow.
2) Living things breathe
3) Living things move on their own.
4) Living things need food and water
5) Living things feel the changes in their environment.
6) Living things reproduce.
b) How do plants respond to touch? Explain with the help of an
example.
Ans. Plants such as the ‘touch-me-not’ can feel. They close their
leaves when you touch them.

c) Why do animals move from one place to the other?


Ans. Animals move from one place to another in search of food and
shelter. They also move to protect themselves from their enemies.

6. Observe the picture and answer the questions that follow:

a) Identify the above animal.


Ans. Chital Deer (Spotted Deer / Axis Deer)

b) How does this animal reproduce?


Ans. This animal reproduces by giving birth to young ones of its own
kind.
7. Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow:
Plants do not move from one place to another, but some parts of plant
show movement. The roots of a plant grow and move into the soil in search
of water. The stems of the plant move towards the light. A sunflower turns
in the direction of the sun.

a) In which direction do the roots of a plant grow? Why?

Ans. The roots of a plant grow and move into the soil in search of
water and minerals.

b) Which part of the plant moves towards the light?

Ans. The stems of the plant move towards the light.

8. Join the dots from 1 to 44 to obtain the picture of an animal, colour


it and complete the given statement.
The animal reproduces by ​giving birth to young ones of its own kind.

9. Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS):

A car movement from one place to another. It needs fuel to move. Can we
say that it is a living thing? Justify your answer.

Ans. No, because a car ​needs fuel to move and it does not move on
its own or shows any growth, neither does it respond to any stimuli
nor can breathe as these are the characteristics of a living thing.
Therefore, ​it cannot be considered a living thing.

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