MCQs-Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics-Class 6-Science

Multiple Choice Questions-Chapter 10 (Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics)-Class 6-Subject Science

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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs):

Which of the following is a characteristic of all living beings?
a) Movement
b) Respiration
c) Growth
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Which of these is an example of a living thing?
a) A moving car
b) A growing tree
c) A glowing lamp
d) A rolling ball
Answer: b) A growing tree
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of non-living things?
a) They do not grow
b) They do not need food
c) They reproduce
d) They do not respire
Answer: c) They reproduce
Which part of the plant helps in respiration?
a) Stem
b) Roots
c) Stomata in leaves
d) Flowers
Answer: c) Stomata in leaves
Which one of the following is a stimulus for a plant?
a) Water
b) Light
c) Gravity
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
How do plants show movement?
a) They walk from place to place
b) They close their leaves at night
c) They breathe like animals
d) They make sounds
Answer: b) They close their leaves at night
What happens when we touch a touch-me-not plant (Mimosa pudica)?
a) Its leaves open
b) It changes color
c) Its leaves fold
d) Nothing happens
Answer: c) Its leaves fold
Which of the following processes is necessary for survival of living beings?
a) Breathing
b) Eating food
c) Excreting waste
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Which gas do animals take in during respiration?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: a) Oxygen
How do plants remove waste from their bodies?
a) By urination
b) By sweating
c) By shedding leaves
d) By moving away from waste
Answer: c) By shedding leaves
Which part of the plant responds to gravity?
a) Leaves
b) Flowers
c) Roots
d) Fruits
Answer: c) Roots
Which of the following is NOT an example of a living thing?
a) A dog
b) A growing seed
c) A cloud
d) A fish
Answer: c) A cloud
What is the basic unit of life in all living beings?
a) Atom
b) Molecule
c) Cell
d) Organ
Answer: c) Cell
Which of the following is an example of excretion in humans?
a) Breathing
b) Sweating
c) Eating
d) Drinking water
Answer: b) Sweating
Which process helps in the formation of a new plant from a seed?
a) Respiration
b) Germination
c) Photosynthesis
d) Excretion
Answer: b) Germination
What do all living beings need to survive?
a) Water
b) Food
c) Air
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Which life process do plants perform during the day to make their own food?
a) Respiration
b) Photosynthesis
c) Excretion
d) Reproduction
Answer: b) Photosynthesis
Which of the following organisms does NOT have a backbone?
a) Frog
b) Snake
c) Earthworm
d) Dog
Answer: c) Earthworm
The ability of living beings to produce young ones of their own kind is called:
a) Growth
b) Movement
c) Reproduction
d) Excretion
Answer: c) Reproduction
Which of these is a characteristic of ALL living things?
a) They all breathe oxygen
b) They all move from one place to another
c) They all respond to their surroundings
d) They all have bones
Answer: c) They all respond to their surroundings

Additional MCQs:

Which process helps living beings release energy from food?
a) Photosynthesis
b) Excretion
c) Respiration
d) Reproduction
Answer: c) Respiration
Which of the following is NOT an example of movement in plants?
a) Opening and closing of lotus flowers
b) Growth of roots towards water
c) A tree bending in a strong wind
d) A dog running in a field
Answer: d) A dog running in a field
Which of these is a feature of living things but NOT of non-living things?
a) They take in nutrients
b) They occupy space
c) They can be seen with eyes
d) They have different shapes
Answer: a) They take in nutrients
Why do animals need to excrete waste?
a) To keep growing
b) To avoid poisoning their bodies
c) To store energy
d) To move faster
Answer: b) To avoid poisoning their bodies
Which of the following is NOT a way animals respond to their environment?
a) Running away from danger
b) Changing body color for camouflage
c) Moving toward a food source
d) Not breathing at all
Answer: d) Not breathing at all
Which characteristic of living things ensures the survival of a species?
a) Growth
b) Respiration
c) Reproduction
d) Movement
Answer: c) Reproduction
What do living things use energy for?
a) Only to grow
b) To perform all life activities
c) Only to reproduce
d) Only to breathe
Answer: b) To perform all life activities
Which of these is an example of an organism responding to a stimulus?
a) A ball rolling on the ground
b) A dog barking when it hears a sound
c) A chair moving when pushed
d) A book falling from a table
Answer: b) A dog barking when it hears a sound
Which living organism can reproduce by budding?
a) Fish
b) Amoeba
c) Yeast
d) Dog
Answer: c) Yeast
Why do leaves of some trees fall off in autumn?
a) To prepare for new leaves
b) To reduce water loss
c) To store energy
d) To stop photosynthesis permanently
Answer: b) To reduce water loss

True or False:

Plants do not respire like animals. (False)
Living beings need food to survive. (True)
A dead tree is considered a living thing. (False)
Animals reproduce, but plants do not. (False)
Humans excrete waste through sweat and urine. (True)
Non-living things do not grow. (True)
The touch-me-not plant does not respond to touch. (False)
All living things die at some point. (True)
Breathing and respiration are exactly the same process. (False)
Living things can move on their own, while non-living things cannot. (True)

Match the Following:

Column A	Column B
Stomata	Helps plants in breathing
Roots	Absorb water from the soil
Mimosa plant	Folds leaves when touched
Excretion	Removal of waste
Germination	Growth of a plant from a seed
Oxygen	Needed for respiration
Reproduction	Producing young ones
Photosynthesis	Making food using sunlight
Movement	Ability to change position
Non-living	Does not grow or reproduce

Assertion and Reasoning Questions:

Assertion (A): All living beings grow.
Reason (R): Growth occurs when living things increase in size or number of cells.
Answer: (Both A and R are true, and R explains A.)
Assertion (A): Non-living things do not need food.
Reason (R): Non-living things do not grow or carry out life processes.
Answer: (Both A and R are true, and R explains A.)
Assertion (A): Plants do not show any kind of movement.
Reason (R): Plants are fixed in one place and cannot move from one place to another.
Answer: (A is false, but R is true. Plants do show movement, like opening of flowers.)
Assertion (A): Respiration only happens in animals.
Reason (R): Only animals breathe oxygen.
Answer: (A is false, and R is false. Plants also respire using oxygen.)
Assertion (A): Reproduction is important for the survival of species.
Reason (R): It helps in the continuity of life.
Answer: (Both A and R are true, and R explains A.)