1. Q. What is habitat?
JSUNIL TUTORIL, PUNJABI COLONY SAMASTIPUR
CBSE CLASS FROM 6th TO
10+2 Science and Mathematics
(i)Aquatic habitat refers to the water where plants and animals
survive like pond, river, sea (in water),
(ii) Terrestrial habitat: It refers to the land where all
plants and animals survive. It includes deserts, forests and grasslands, as
well as coastal and mountain regions
2. Q. What are the Components (Parts) of Habitat?
Ans: There are two main components of habitat
(a) Biotic Components: Living things present in a habitat
are called biotic component like plants , animals and micro organism.
(b) Abiotic Components: All the non-living things present in a
habitat is called abiotic components like air water soil rocks, sunlight and
heat etc.
3.Q. How biotic and abiotic components depend on each other?
Ans: Biotic and abiotic components in a habitat depend on each
other for survival for example plants need sunlight and for photo synthesis and
animal need oxygen for respiration.
4.Q. Why are green plants called producers?
Ans: Because plants provide food to all animal and non- green
plants
5.Q. Why are non-green plants animals are called consumers?
Ans: Because non-green plants animals are directly or indirectly
eat food prepared by plants.
6.Q. How do scavengers help to clean environments?
Ans: Scavengers are those animals that feed (eat) on dead animals
or plants and help to keep environment clean.
7.Q. Why micro organisms are called decomposers?
Ans: A very tiny living organism that cannot be seen by necked
eyes is called micro organisms like bacteria and fungi.
Micro organisms feed on dead and decaying organic matter and break
them into nutrients that are used by plants so they are called decomposers.
8. Q. what is photo tropism?
Ans: Plants and animals show movements towards light is called
photo tropism. Shot move towards light called positive photo tropism and root
move against light called negative photo tropism.
9. Q. What we call animal that are active during night ?
Ans: Nocturnal like owl, bat, cockroach etc.
10.Q. Which bacteria help to use nitrogen fixed in soil to
plants?
Ans: Rizobium
11.Q.What is adaptations?
Ans: Living organism modifies themselves according to different
types of habitat called adaptations.
12. Q. Distinguish between herbivores and carnivores?
Ans: Herbivores feed on plants where as carnivores feed on flesh
of other animals.
13. Q. State any two flight adaptation in aerial animals?
Ans: (i) Having streamline body shape that protect from wind
(Ii) Having hollow bones called pneumatic bones
14.Q. How does temperature affect plants and animals?
Ans. (i) Leaves and stem of plants wither (ii) Skin change into dark colour (iii) Affect size of animals
15.Q. What is the role of light on plants?
Ans: (i) Help in photosynthesis (ii) Help in fruit and flower developments (iii) Help in growth of plants
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