Class 6 Science Chapter 10: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics — practice questions with answers
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Q1. Which is an example of movement in plants given in the chapter?
- Opening of flowers
- Walking to water
- Flying to the Sun
- Jumping in wind
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Answer: A. Opening of flowers
Why: Plants do not move from place to place, but they show movements like the opening of flowers. [p.185]
Why: Plants do not move from place to place, but they show movements like the opening of flowers. [p.185]
Q2. You cannot wear clothes you wore four years ago. Which characteristic of living beings does this show?
- Growth
- Excretion
- Respiration
- Death
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Answer: A. Growth
Why: You have become larger — growth, a characteristic of living beings. [p.186]
Why: You have become larger — growth, a characteristic of living beings. [p.186]
Q3. Breathing is a part of which process?
- Respiration
- Excretion
- Germination
- Reproduction
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Answer: A. Respiration
Why: Breathing air in and out is part of a process called respiration. [p.186]
Why: Breathing air in and out is part of a process called respiration. [p.186]
Q4. Sweat and urine are examples of which life process?
- Excretion
- Respiration
- Nutrition
- Germination
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Answer: A. Excretion
Why: Removal of waste products like sweat (water and salts) and urine from the body is excretion. [p.186]
Why: Removal of waste products like sweat (water and salts) and urine from the body is excretion. [p.186]
Q5. Stepping on a thorn makes you pull your foot back. Stepping on the thorn is a ______.
- stimulus
- response
- reproduction
- germination
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Answer: A. stimulus
Why: Any thing or event that prompts a living being to respond is a stimulus. [p.187]
Why: Any thing or event that prompts a living being to respond is a stimulus. [p.187]
Q6. A touch-me-not (chhui-mui) plant folds its leaves when touched. This shows that plants ______.
- respond to stimuli
- excrete sweat
- move from place to place
- are non-living
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Answer: A. respond to stimuli
Why: Touch-me-not folds its leaves when touched — plants also respond to stimuli. [p.187]
Why: Touch-me-not folds its leaves when touched — plants also respond to stimuli. [p.187]
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How many practice questions are there for Class 6 Science Chapter 10: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics?
33 questions (13 easy, 12 medium, 8 hard). A few are solved on this page; the free test shows the answer and explanation for every question after you submit.
Is this chapter from the NCERT book?
Yes — it follows the NCERT Class 6 Science syllabus, used by CBSE and many state boards.