26/06/2020 (FRIDAY)
VIRTUAL ONLINE CLASSES
TOPIC TAUGHT
CHAPTER - 4 - LIVING THINGS
1. Choose the correct option.
a) Fish breathe through:
i. tiny holes on the body
ii. gills
iii. nose
iv. stomata
b) The process in which living things produce young ones of their own kind is called______________.
i) respiration
ii) response
iii) reproduction
iv) breathing
2. Give two examples for each of the following:
a. Animals that do not have legs.
Ans a. Snakes, earthworms.
b. Animals that use their wings to fly and legs to walk.
Ans b. Birds
c. Animals that breathe through tiny holes on their body.
Ans c. Insects
3. State whether the following statements are true or false.
a. Insects have feelers to feel the environment. True
b. Seeds grow into new plants.
True
4. Answer in one sentence:
a) What are stomata?
Ans. Leaves of plants breathe through tiny pores present on the underside of the leaves called stomata.
b) How do animals obtain their food?
Ans. Animals obtain their food from plants and other animals.
5. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences.
a) State any three characteristics of living things.
i. Living things grow Living things breathe.
ii. Living things move on their own.
iii. Living things need food and water
iv. Living things feel the changes in their environment
v. Living things reproduce.
(NOTE- write only 3 answers)
b) How do plants respond to touch? Explain with the help of an example.
Ans. Plants such as the ‘touch–me–not’ can feel. They close their leaves when you touch them.
c) Why do animals move from one place to the other?
Ans. Animals move from one place to another in search of food and shelter. They also move to protect themselves from their enemies.
6. Observe the picture and answer the questions that follow:
a) Identify the above animal.
Ans. Deer
b) How does this animal reproduce?
Ans. By giving birth to young ones.
7. Read the paragraph and answer the questions
that follow:
Plants do not move from one place to another, but some parts of plant show movement. The roots of a plant grow and move into the soil in search of water. The stems of plant move towards the light. A sunflower turns in the direction of the sun.
a) In which direction do the roots of a plant grow? Why?
Ans. The roots of a plant grow and move into the soil in search of water.
b) Which part of the plant moves towards the light?
Ans. The stems of plant move towards the light.
8. Join the dots from 1 to 44 to obtain the picture of an animal, colour it and complete the given statement.
Ans. The animal reproduces by giving birth to young ones.
9. Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
A car movement from one place to another. It needs fuel to move. Can we say that
it is a living thing? Justify your answer.
Ans. A car does not move on its own. It needs fuel to run and machines to move. Hence it cannot be called a living thing.
NOTE
- COMPLETE THE NOTEBOOK WORK OF THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS
- CH-1 - FOOD AND HEALTH
- CH- 2- SOIL
- CH- 5- PLANT WORLD
- CH- 9 -CREEPY CRAWLIES
- CH- 4 - LIVING THINGS
HOMEWORK:
- COMPLETE THE NOTEBOOK WORK.
- COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
STEP1. TAKE ANY SMALL CONTAINER ( AN UNUSED CUP, GLASS, BOX, POT ... ETC.)
STEP2 .PUT SOIL IN THE CONTAINER AND FILL IT HALF .
STEP3.THEN PUT SEEDS ON THE SOIL( LIKE - MUSTARD, MOONG , BEANS, FENUGREEK SEEDS ETC.)
STEP4.COVER THE SEEDS WITH A THIN LAYER OF SOIL AND WATER IT .
STEP5.KEEP THE POT NEAR THE WINDOW OR IN A PLACE WHERE IT CAN GET SUNLIGHT AND WATER THE POT DAILY .
STEP6. IN FEW DAYS YOU CAN SEE THE SEEDS WILL GERMINATE AND SMALL PLANTS WILL APPEAR ABOVE THE SOIL.
