Diversity in Living Things and their Classification Q & A
Q.1. Match the pairs.
Q.2. Who is the odd one out?
(a) Fungus, mushroom, chrysanthemum, spirogyra
Ans: Chrysanthemum (Flowering plant, others are not).
(b) Mango, banyan, palm, chickpea
Ans: Chickpea (herb,others are not).
(c) Grape, orange, lemon, hibiscus
Ans: Hibiscus (flower, others are fruits)
(d) Sunflower, banyan, jowar, bajra
Ans: Banyan (perennial plant, others are not)
(e) Guava, radish, carrot, beetroot
Ans: Gauva (fruit, others are roots)
(f) Deer, fish, man, worms
Ans: Worms (invertebrate, others are not)
Q.3. What is the difference?
(a) Flowering plant and Non-flowering plant
Flowering plant | Non-flowering plant |
1. Plants that bear flowers are called flowering plants. | 1. Plants that do not bear flowers are called nonflowering plants. |
2. They have roots, stems and leaves. | 2. They may not have roots, stems or leaves. |
e.g. Rose, sunflower, lotus | e.g. Pine, fern, algae |
(b) A Tree and a Shrub
Tree | Shrub |
1. They have branches at some height from the ground. | 1. They give branches close to the ground. |
2. They grow very tall compared to shrubs. | 2. They grow upto 2 to 3 metres in height. |
3. They have strong and hard stems. | 3. They have thick hard stems. |
(c) Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Vertebrates | Invertebrates |
1. They have vertebral column. | 1. They do not have vertebral column. |
2. The brain is well developed. | 2. The brain if present may not be developed. |
Q.4. True or false?
(a) The snail is an aquatic animal.
Ans: False
(b)Amphibians can live in air and in water.
Ans: False
(c) The function of the brain is well developed in vertebrate.
Ans: True
(d) The amoeba is a multicellular animal.
Ans: False
Q.5. Write two names of each.
(a) A flowering plant
Ans: Rose, hibiscus
(b) A non-flowering plant
Ans: Ferns,mosses
(c) A tree
Ans: Mango, banyan
(d) A shrub
Ans: Oleander, hibiscus
(e) A creeper
Ans: Money plant,cucumber
(f) An annual plant
Ans: Jowar, sunflower
(g) A biennial plant
Ans: Carrot, beetroot
(h) A perennial plant
Ans: Mango, Banyan
Q.6. Write answers to the following.
(a) What are the parts of a plant?
Ans: Root, stem, leaves, flowers and fruits are the parts of a plant.
(b) What are the functions of root?
Ans: The functions of root are:
- Helps in anchoring the plants to the soil.
- They absorb water, salt and minerals from the soil and transport it into stem.
- Some roots store food like Carrot and radish etc.
(c) Why is it necessary to classify living things?
Ans: In order to identify them and to study their characteristics,systematic classification of living things is necessary.
(d) What are the criteria used to classify living things?
Ans: Following are the criteria used to classify living things:
1) Plants:
- Mode of nutrition.
- Similarities and differences in structure.
- Presence of flowers or not.
- Period of life cycles.
- Habitat.
2) Animals:
- Cell structure.
- Presence of vertebral column.
- Method of reproduction.
- Habitat.
(e) Tell some characteristics of creepers.
Ans: (1) The characteristics of creepers are:
(2) The stem of a creeper is very flexible, soft and green and need
(3) Some climbers spread on the ground like Pumpkin
- Some have aerial roots like Money plant
- Some climbers develop tendrils like Cucumber
(f) Explain the characteristics of herbs with examples.
Ans: Stem of herbs are green and quite flexible,they grow 1 to 1.5 m tall and they may live for a few months or upto two years, e.g. Tulsi,oregano, etc.
(g) How is the body of animals protected?
Ans: The body of animals are protected by special covering such as skins, feathers, scales, hair fur, etc.
(h) On the basis of which criteria will you classify plants and animals?
Q.7. Draw figures.
Draw the figure of a plant to show the parts, namely, the root, stem and leaves in it.