Introduction to Habitat and Adaptation

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The scientific study of weather is called____?

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Can you live without a heart?

Q. Define the structure of heart with a neat labelled diagram.

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What is the human heart made of?

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What is meteorology?

Q. Air moves from a region of pressure to a region of pressure.

1. high
2. low
3. small
4. large

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What are the main components of habitat?

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Atmospheric pressure is maximum at______.

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Soil, water and air are ____components of a habitat.

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Organisms living on land are called .

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Give examples of terrestrial habitats.

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Why the robot is non living thing?

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Give reasons for the following statement.

The heart acts as a pump.

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Why do some animals hibernate?

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Human heart has four chambers called as auricles and ventricles. It has two sides that is right and left which are separated by a structure that prevents mixing of blood. Name the structure that separates the two sides of the heart.

1. Valve
2. Septum
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

Q. What would happen if living organisms did not have a definite life span?

Q. Which of the following is an abiotic component of the ecosystem?

1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Decomposers
4. Soil

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Which of the following is not a terrestrial habitat?

1. Desert

2. Mountain

3. Forest

4. Ocean

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All animals live in the same kind of habitat.

1. True

2. False

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___________ is a muscular pumping organ which pumps the blood to all the body organs.

Q. Terrestrial biomes are subdivided into grassland, forest, desert and

1. marine
2. tundra
3. freshwater

Q. The maximum temperature of the day is usually recorded in the ______________.

1. morning
2. evening
3. afternoon
4. night

Q. Name few common characteristics exhibited by both living and nonliving things.

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Explain, why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live.

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Match the columns.

Column 1	Column 2
Sparrow	Floating aquatic plant
Hydrilla	Flight adaptation
Pine	Mountain adaptation
Lily	Evergreen tree
Cleft hooves	Submerged aquatic plant

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Which of the following are characteristics of non-living things?

1. Breathing
2. Excretion
3. Giving birth to young ones
4. None of the above

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We all know that fishes live in water. Recently a new kind of fish has been found which can also live on land for some time. This fish is commonly known as Mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus). This capability that has been attained by this fish is the result of ___.

1. Evolution

2. Adaptation

3. Change in ecosystem

4. None of the above.

Q. Define environment. Name the different components of the environment.

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Which of the following properties distinguish between living and non-living things?

1. Growth

2. Respiration

3. Reproduction

4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following is a characteristic of a non-living thing also?

1. Respiration
2. Breathing
3. Movement
4. Reproduction