Question:
How are camels adapted to live in desert?
Answer:
(i) The feet of the camels have thick, flat large soles which help them in the movement on sand.
(ii) They can live without water for a long time. When water is available, it drinks large amount of water at a time.
(iii) They release very little urine to prevent loss of water.
(iv) Their dung is also dry which also helps to prevent loss of water.
(v) The long legs of camel helps to keep the body away from the heat of the sand.
Living Organisms and Surroundings
Q 1.
Name a few habitats.
Q 2.
Name some aquatic habitats.
Q 3.
Give two examples of each biotic and abiotic components.
Q 5.
Do plants also excrete?
Q 7.
What kind of movement do we see in plants?
Q 8.
Name few terrestrial habitats.
Q 9.
What do you mean by term adaptation?
Q 12.
Which of the things in the following list are non-living?
Q 13.
What are predators?
Q 14.
Why do we need abiotic factors?
Q 15.
Which of the following non-living things were once part of a living thing?
Butter, Leather, Soil, Wool, Electric Bulb, Cooking Oil, Salt, Apple, Rubber.
Q 16.
What is reproduction?
Q 17.
Name two aquatic animals.
Q 18.
What is the main Junction of food?
Q 20.
Write the difference between living and non-living things.
Q 21.
Name two examples of aerial habitat animals.
Q 22.
What do you mean by germination of seeds?
Q 23.
Name two terrestrial organisms.
Q 24.
Name a common thing in all fishes.
Q 25.
What is the function of gill?
Q 26.
What are the differences in the desert and sea regions?
Q 28.
Name two organisms that live in deserts.
Q 29.
Name the animal which is called the ship of desert.
Q 30.
Does adaptation take place in a short time?
Q 31.
What is respiration?
Q 34.
Explain the adaptation of plants to live in water.
Q 35.
Explain the features offish which help it to adapt to live in water.
Q 36.
Do plants also move?
Q 37.
Name a few plants that live in ponds.
Q 38.
What is photosynthesis?
Q 39.
Name the habitat where various types of fish live.
Q 40.
How are camels adapted to live in desert?
Q 41.
Explain the characteristics oflimng organisms.
Q 42.
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The presence of specific features which enables 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 _________________ habitats.
(c)The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called ____________________ habitats.
(d) Soil, water and air are the____________ factors of a habitats.
(e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them are called
Q 43.
Frogs can live both on land and in water, name the adaptations seen in these animals.
Q 44.
Name two aquatic animals which have no gills.
Q 45.
Explain the adaptation of trees to live in mountain regions.
Q 46.
Give an example of a non-living thing which shows any two characteristics of living thing.
Q 47.
Name the types of components of habitat.
Q 48.
Name various types of habitat.
Q 49.
Explain the adaptation of animals to live in mountain region.
Q 50.
How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?
