NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 9 The Living Organisms Characteristics and Habitats

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NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 10:

You can get NCERT Solutions for other classes by clicking on the link. NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 10, provide answers to each question in the NCERT textbook. Students can refer to this link for NCERT Solutions for Class 6.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 9 Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

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Solved Exercise Questions

Q1. What is a habitat?

Answer: The place where organisms live is called habitat. Habitat means a dwelling place (a home). The habitat provides food, water, air, shelter and other needs to organisms/living beings. Several kinds of plants and animals live in the same habitat.

Q2. How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?

Answer: The leaf-like structure you see in cactus is, in fact, its stem. Photosynthesis in these plants is usually carried out by the stems. The stem is also covered with a thick waxy layer, which helps to retain water in the tissues of cacti. Most desert plants have roots that go very deep into the soil to absorb water.

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(a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a particular habitat, is called __

Answer: (a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a particular habitat, is called adaptation.

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(b) The habitats of the plants and animals that live on land are called ________ habitat.

Answer: (b) The habitats of the plants and animals that live on land are called terrestrial habitats.

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Answer: (c) The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called aquatic habitats.

NCERT solutions for class 6 science chapter 9 the living organisms characteristics and habitats:

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(d) Soil, water and air are the ___________ factors of a habitat.

Answer: (d) Soil, water and air are the abiotic factors of a habitat.

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(e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them are called _________.

Answer: (e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them, are called stimuli .

Q4. Which of the things in the following list are nonliving?

Plough, Mushroom, Sewing machine, Radio, Boat, Water hyacinth, Earthworm

Answer: The following things are nonliving:

Plough, Sewing machine, Radio, Boat.

Q5. Give an example of a non-living thing, which shows any two characteristics of living things.

Answer: A Bus is an example of a non-living thing, which shows the following two characteristics of living things:

(i) it can move like us.

(ii) it needs energy hence the combustion process where oxygen is required to burn the fuel.

CBSE NCERT solutions for class 6 science chapter 9 the living organisms characteristics and habitats:

Q6. Which of the non-living things listed below, were once part of a living thing?

Butter, Leather, Soil, Wool, Electric bulb, Cooking oil, Salt, Apple, Rubber

Answer: These are the things which were once part of a living thing:

Butter, Leather, Wool, Cooking oil, Apple, Rubber

Q7. List the common characteristics of the living things.

Answer: The common characteristics of living things are:

(i) They need food.

(ii) They show growth.

(iii) They respire.

(iv) They also respond to stimuli.

(v) They reproduce their own kind.

(vi) They can move.

Q8. 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 grassland habitats.)

Answer: Speed is very important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there because there are few trees or places for animals to hide in grassland habitats. So if an animal is faster than other animals, then the chances of survival are higher for a faster animal.

Important Topics and Subtopics of Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics Class 6 Science Chapter 10

The important topics of the chapter are listed below-

10.1 What Sets the Living Apart from the Non-living?

10.2 Essential Conditions for Germination of a Seed

10.3 Growth and Movement in Plants

10.4 Life Cycle of a Plant

10.5 Life Cycle of Animals

10.5.1 Life cycle of a mosquito

10.5.2 Life cycle of a frog

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science- Chapterwise

Chapter No.	Chapter Name
Chapter 1	Food: Where Does It Come From?
Chapter 2	Components of Food
Chapter 3	Fibre to Fabric
Chapter 4	Sorting Materials into Groups
Chapter 5	Separation of Substances
Chapter 6	Changes Around Us
Chapter 7	Getting to Know Plants
Chapter 8	Body Movements
Chapter 9	The Living Organisms Characteristics and Habitats
Chapter 10	Motion and Measurement of Distances
Chapter 11	Light, Shadows, and Reflections
Chapter 12	Electricity and Circuits
Chapter 13	Fun with Magnets
Chapter 14	Water
Chapter 15	Air Around Us
Chapter 16	Garbage In, Garbage Out

Students can refer to the NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science, for all the chapter-wise solutions. If you face any problems in going through the Class 6 science chapter 10 question and answer, then don't worry and go through the NCERT Book once again. Try to understand all the concepts of every topic and then write down the solutions on your own. Then compare them with NCERT solutions for the chapter.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is habitat class 6?

Animals and Plants all over the world have special ways of surviving in the place where they live that's called habitat

2. What are the topics Covered in NCERT solution Class 6 chapter 9?

The topics are covered in NCERT solution Class 6 chapter 9

Organisms And The Surroundings Where They Live
Habitat And Adaptation
A Journey Through Different Habitats
Living Things Around Us

Also Read

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 3 Fibre to Fabric

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 2 Components of Food

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From

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