🌿 Class 6 Science — Chapter 10 Living creatures exploring their characteristics
Exercises: MCQs, Fill in the Blanks, True/False and Match-the-Following — classroom-ready with collapsible answers.
🔹 1. Multiple Choice Questions (20)
Q1. Avadhi picked up a shell but her mother warned that a snail might be inside. A shell that is part of an animal’s body is an example of — Answer: (b) a part of the living body 🐌 — A shell is part of the snail’s body (living organism).
(a) a non-living object
(b) a part of the living body 🐌
(c) a toy
(d) a plant structure
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Q2. Which one of the following is NOT a sign of life? Answer: (b) Movement only when someone pushes it — Movement alone (caused externally) does not show life.
(a) Growth
(b) Movement only when someone pushes it 🚗
(c) Respiration
(d) Reproduction
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Q3. Which activity shows a plant is living? Answer: (a) Leaves folding in response to touch — Plants respond to stimuli, a sign of life.
(a) Leaves folding in response to touch 🌿
(b) A stone rolling downhill
(c) A toy car moving
(d) A rock sinking in water
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Q4. Which of these is a correct characteristic of living beings? Answer: (b) They reproduce and make young ones — Reproduction is a key life process.
(a) They do not change with time
(b) They reproduce and make young ones 👶🐶
(c) They are always inanimate
(d) They do not need food
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Q5. Which of the following shows respiration in humans? Answer: (b) Breathing in and out — Respiration involves exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide).
(a) Growing taller
(b) Breathing in and out 💨
(c) Laying eggs
(d) Making seeds
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Q6. A seed kept in moist soil with air germinates. Which condition is NOT essential for germination? Answer: (c) Sunlight (for initial sprouting) — Most seeds do not need sunlight to germinate; water and air are essential.
(a) Water 💧
(b) Air 🌬️
(c) Sunlight (for initial sprouting) ☀️
(d) Proper temperature
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Q7. In Avadhi’s experiment with pots (A–D), which pot showed germination? Answer: (d) Pot D — All three conditions were present in Pot D, so germination occurred.
(a) Pot A (no water)
(b) Pot B (excess water, no air)
(c) Pot C (dark, moist, no sunlight)
(d) Pot D (air, water, sunlight) ✅
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Q8. Which statement about seeds is true? Answer: (c) A seed contains an embryo and is living — A seed is alive but inactive until favourable conditions appear.
(a) A dry seed is non-living
(b) Seeds are always dead
(c) A seed contains an embryo and is living in a dormant state 🌱
(d) Seeds do not need water to germinate
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Q9. Phototropism refers to — Answer: (b) Movement of shoots toward light — Shoots bend toward light (phototropism).
(a) Movement of roots toward gravity
(b) Movement of shoots toward light ☀️✅
(c) Movement of animals toward food
(d) Movement of leaves in wind
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Q10. Geotropism causes roots to grow — Answer: (c) Downward (toward gravity) — Roots grow down due to gravity (geotropism).
(a) Upward
(b) Toward light
(c) Downward (toward gravity) ⬇️✅
(d) In circles
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Q11. Which of these is an example of excretion in humans? Answer: (b) Sweating — Sweat removes water and salts from the body.
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Sweating 💧✅
(c) Seed germination
(d) Pollination
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Q12. Which animal shows metamorphosis with stages egg → larva → pupa → adult? Answer: (b) Mosquito — Mosquito life cycle includes egg, larva, pupa, adult.
(a) Frog
(b) Mosquito 🦟✅
(c) Cow
(d) Human
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Q13. Which of these animals is likely to show complete metamorphosis like the silk moth? Answer: (b) Silk moth — Silk moth has egg → larva → pupa → adult stages.
(a) Dog
(b) Silk moth 🦋✅
(c) Fish
(d) Cow
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Q14. Tadpoles breathe with — Answer: (b) Gills — Tadpoles breathe in water using gills.
(a) Lungs
(b) Gills 🐟✅
(c) Feathers
(d) Roots
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Q15. Which action helps prevent mosquito breeding? Answer: (b) Emptying and cleaning — Removing stagnant water stops mosquito breeding.
(a) Leaving water standing in open containers ❌
(b) Emptying and cleaning water containers ✅
(c) Planting more trees
(d) Feeding mosquitoes
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Q16. Which of the following is a sign that an organism is alive? Answer: (b) Performing life processes — Life processes include growth, respiration, nutrition, excretion.
(a) Never changing form
(b) Performing life processes like nutrition and respiration ✅
(c) Always being still
(d) Being made of plastic
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Q17. In the life cycle of a frog, which stage comes after eggs? Answer: (b) Tadpole — Eggs hatch into tadpoles in water.
(a) Adult frog
(b) Tadpole 🐟✅
(c) Pupa
(d) Cocoon
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Q18. Which scientist showed that plants respond to stimuli using a crescograph? Answer: (b) Jagadish Chandra Bose — He studied plant responses and measured growth.
(a) Newton
(b) Jagadish Chandra Bose 👨🔬✅
(c) Darwin
(d) Edison
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Q19. Which is an example of a response to a stimulus? Answer: (a) A plant bending toward light — That is phototropism, a response to light.
(a) A plant bending toward light ☀️✅
(b) A stone lying still
(c) A pen on the table
(d) A parked car
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Q20. Why do seeds sometimes remain inactive for a long time? Answer: (c) Dormant state — Seeds wait until air, water and temperature are right to germinate.
(a) Because they lack an embryo
(b) Because they are dead
(c) Because they are in a dormant state until suitable conditions occur ✅
(d) Because they are made of plastic
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🔹 2. Fill in the Blanks (10)
(a) A shell may be part of an animal’s body; a snail lives inside a _______. Answer
Shell 🐌
(b) Living things show life processes such as growth, nutrition, respiration and _______. Answer
Excretion 💧
(c) In the germination experiment, seeds did not sprout in pots with no _______. Answer
Water 💧
(d) Seeds need air for respiration and _______ to germinate. Answer
Water and proper temperature 🌬️💧
(e) Movement of shoots toward light is called _______. Answer
Phototropism ☀️
(f) Roots grow downward because of gravity; this is called _______. Answer
Geotropism (or Gravitropism) ⬇️
(g) Mosquito larvae live in _______ water and come to the surface to breathe. Answer
Stagnant water 💧
(h) The life cycle of a silk moth includes stages: egg, larva, pupa and _______. Answer
Adult moth 🦋
(i) A seed is living but remains in a _______ state until conditions are right. Answer
Dormant or inactive 🌱
(j) The experiment showed that for germination we need air, water and _______. Answer
Suitable temperature (and usually warmth) 🌤️
🔹 3. True or False (10)
(i) Plants can show movement (e.g., leaves folding) — Answer
✅ True
(ii) A car showing motion is an example of a living thing — Answer
❌ False
(iii) All seeds need sunlight for germination — Answer
❌ False
(iv) Respiration is necessary for life in animals and plants — Answer
✅ True
(v) Excretion removes waste from the body — Answer
✅ True
(vi) Mosquito pupae are highly active and eat a lot — Answer
❌ False (pupa is a resting stage)
(vii) Geotropism makes roots grow downward — Answer
✅ True
(viii) Reproduction ensures the continuation of a species — Answer
✅ True
(ix) A dead organism shows growth and reproduction — Answer
❌ False
(x) Jagadish Chandra Bose studied plant responses — Answer
✅ True
🔹 4. Match the Following (Interactive)
| Column A | Column B (click to reveal) |
|---|---|
| (a) Growth | Increase in size — e.g., child growing taller 🌱 |
| (b) Respiration | Breathing in and out — exchange of gases 💨 |
| (c) Excretion | Removal of waste — sweat and urine 💧 |
| (d) Reproduction | Making young ones — e.g., dog → puppy 🐶 |
| (e) Response | Reacting to a stimulus — move hand away from hot object ✋🔥 |
| Column A | Column B (click to reveal) |
|---|---|
| (a) Egg (mosquito) | Laid on stagnant water — stage 1 🥚 |
| (b) Larva | Wriggles in water and breathes — stage 2 🐛 |
| (c) Pupa | Resting stage before adult — stage 3 🌙 |
| (d) Adult | Fully formed mosquito that flies and lays eggs 🦟 |
| (e) Dormant seed | Living but inactive until conditions are right 🌱 |