NCERT Solutions for

Class 6 Science
Chapter 9 The Living
Organisms and Their
Surroundings

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Q.1 What is a habitat?

Ans. Habitat:- It is a place where an organisms lives, thrives, breeds
and flourish.

Q.2 How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?

Ans. Adaptation of Cactus plant:-
i) Leaves are either absent or very small.
ii) Leaves are in shape of spines to lesser the loss of water from
leaves through transpiration.
ii) The stem of cactus plant is covered with thick and waxy layer
which helps to retain water.
iv) The roots of cactus plant go deep into soil for absorbing water.

Q.3 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

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Ans.
a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an
animal to live in a particular habitats, is called ADAPTATION.
b) The habitat of plant and animals that live on the land are called
TERRESTRIAL habitat.
c) The habitat of plant and animals that live on the water are called
AQUATIC habitat.
d) Soil, water and air are the ABIOTIC factors of a habitat.
e) Changes in our surrounding that make us respond to them are
called STIMULI.

Q.4 Which of the things in the following list are non-living?

Ans. Non-living things:- Plough, Sewing machine, Radio, Boat.

Q.5 Give an example of a non-living thing which shows any

two characteristics of living thing.
Ans. Wood piece. It occupies space like living organisms and it
has mass.

Q.6 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."
Ans. Non-living things which were a part of a living thing:
Butter, Leather, cooking oil, wool, apple, rubber.

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Q.7 List the common characteristics of living things.

Ans. i)They grow.
ii) They show movement.
iii)Food is necessary for the life process in living thing.
iv) They respond to external stimuli.
v)They respire.
vi)They reproduce their youngones.
vii) Their body structure is cellular.

Q.8 Explain why speed is important for survival in the

grasslands for animals that live there. (Hint: There are few
trees or places for animals to hide in grasslands habitats).

Ans. Importance of speed for animals: Since there are few

trees and hiding places in grasslands. So in order to run away
and save themselves from predators they need more speed for
which nature has provided them with long and strong legs, long
ears and eyes on the sides to help them look on all sides.

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