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5. The Living Organisms- Characteristics and Habitats

Work Sheet 15

1. Organisms living on land are called

(a) aquatic organisms
(b) arboreal organisms
(c) terrestrial organisms
(d) amphibians.

2. Which of the following habitats receives the least rainfall?

(a) forests
(b) deserts
(c) mountains
(d) oceans

3. Which of the following animals has fins and gills?

(a) fish
(b) whale
(c) camel
(d) dolphin

4. Long eyelashes to prevent flying sand to reach the eyes are found in a
(a) lion
(b) deer
(c) camel
(d) yak

5. Which of the following are producers?

(a) Herbivores
(b) Carnivores
(c) Green plants
(d) Bacteria and fungi

6. Which of these is not a type of terrestrial habitat?

(a) desert
(b) grassland
(c) freshwater
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(d) forest

7. Select the incorrect pair.

(a) Cactus-Desert
(b) Deer-Grassland
(c) Water lily-Sea
(d) Frog-Pond

8. Select the option that contains abiotic components only

(a) Plants and animals
(b) Air and microorganisms
(c) Bacteria and fungi
(d) Water and soil

9. Hiberation is an adaptation for

(a) reducing loss of water
(b) escaping hot weather
(c) escaping cold weather
(d) none of these

10. Which of the given options contains all aquatic habitats?

(a) Freshwater, coastal and rainforest
(b) Mountain, desert and coastal
(c) Marine, tundra and desert
(d) Marine, freshwater and estuaries

11. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from given codes
Column I Column II
P. Abiotic components (i) Fish
Q. Biotic components (ii) Frog
R. Streamlined body (iii) Rocks, water
S. Webbed feet (iv) Plants, animals

(a) P-(iv), Q- (iii), R- (i), S- (ii)

(b) P-(iv), Q- (iii), R- (ii), S- (i)
(c) P-(iii), Q- (iv), R- (i), S- (ii)
(d) P-(iii), Q- (iv), R- (ii), S- (i)

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12. The small changes that take place in the body of an organism over a short
period, to overcome small problems arising due to changes in its surroundings
are referred to as
(a) Adaptation
(b) Acclimatisation
(c) Response to stimulus
(d) Geotropism

13. Select the incorrect match out of the following

Living thing Habitat
(a) Pine tree Mountains
(b) Water lily Ponds
(c) Penguins Polar regions
(d) Whales Rivers

14. Leaves of cactus plant are modified into spines. This helps the plant to
(a) synthesise food without using water
(b) increase the rate of transpiration
(c) reduce the loss of water through transpiration
(d) survive in aquatic habitats

15. Select the feature that is a characteristic of plants found in mountain regions.
(a) Trees are cone-shaped with sloping branches
(b) Leaves are broad and flat.
(c) Stem is thick, fleshy, green and photosynthetic.
(d) Roots are much reduced in size

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