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Chapter-Animal Habitat and Its Surroundings: Organisms
Chapter-Animal Habitat and Its Surroundings: Organisms
Organisms
An organism is simply defined as any living thing, ranging from microscopic bacteria to large elephants and
everything in between.
Nutrition-The process by which animals obtain food and utilize it for all activities is called nutrition.
Every organism requires nutrition to obtain energy.
Response to Stimulus
Changes in our surroundings that makes us respond to them are called stimuli.
All living beings react to changes in their surroundings.
E.g. In response to increased temperatures in summer, we use fans to cool our homes.
Excretion
All living things take food.
Not all the food that is eaten is really used. Only a part of it is utilized by the body.
Unused/remaining food becomes waste and needs to be excreted.
Our body also produces some waste, like urea, in other life processes.
Living organisms get rid of all this waste material, and the process is known as excretion.
Reproduction
All living organisms give rise to a new organism of their own kind by a process called reproduction.
The mode of reproduction may be different in different animals and plants.
Some animals produce their young through eggs.
Some animals give birth to young ones.
Plants produce seeds which germinate into new plants.
Some plants also reproduce through parts other than seeds.
E.g, a part of a potato with a bud grows into a new plant
Movement
Animals move from one place to another and also show other body movements.
Plants are generally anchored in the soil so they do not move from one place to another.
However, various substances like water, minerals and the food synthesized by the plants move from
one part to other.
Plants also show other kinds of movement, like the opening and closing of flower buds.
Characteristic of Organisms
Animal Adaptation
Adaptation
The presence of specific features or certain habits, which enable a plant or an animal to live in its surroundings,
is called adaptation.
Habitats
Surroundings
The different surroundings or areas have different organisms that live in them.
E.g., The deserts have camels, the mountains have goats and yak.
Habitat
The organisms depend on their habitat for their food, water, air, shelter and other needs.
Habitat means a dwelling place (a home).
Several kinds of plants and animals may share the same habitat.
Biotic Components
The living components of a habitat are called biotic components.
For example, plants and animals
Abiotic Components
The non-living components of a habitat are called abiotic components.
For example, rocks, soil, air, water etc
Terrestrial Habitats
The plants and animals that live on land are said to live in terrestrial habitats.
For example, forests, grasslands, deserts, coastal and mountain regions.
Aquatic Habitats
The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called aquatic habitats.
For example, ponds, swamps, lakes, rivers and oceans.
Aquatic habitats could be freshwater (river, pond) or marine (sea) or even estuarine (delta of river
meeting with the sea)
Multiple choice questions
1)Living things need energy to
(a) grow
(b) play
(c) exercise
(d) all of these
2)The removal of waste substances from the body is called
(a) reproduction
(b) respiration
(c) breathing
(d) excretion
3)Which of the following is not the characteristic of a living thing?
(a) Growth
(b) Movement
(c) Do not need food
(d) Respiration
4)______ is the structural and functional unit of all living things.
(a) Matter
(b) Cell
(c) Organs
(d) Tissue
5)Fishes move about in the water with the help of their
(a) mouths and gills
(b) legs and scale
(c) wings and tails
(d) fins and tails
6)Which is a shrub among the following?
(a) Spinach
(b) Mango tree
(c) Lemon
(D) pepal
7)Which of the following type of plants has thick, hard and woody stem?
(a) Climber
(b) Herb
(c) Shrub
(d) Creepers
8)Which part of the plant helps to carry food to all parts of the plant?
(a) Root
(b) Stem
(c) Leaf
(d) Flower
9)Most of the fruits have
(a) flowers
(b) leaves
(c) root leaves
(d) seeds
10)Plants take carbon dioxide from the air through tiny openings found on the
(a) fruits
(b) leaves
(c) roots
(d) stems