CHAPTER

1 Plants and Animals

Test Skills Characteristics of plants and animals

O Parts of plants and their functions Plants grow from seeds
Eating habits of animals Animals and plants depend on each other
Characteristics of Plants and Animals Parts of Plant and their Functions
Characteristics Plants Animalsost Root
Movement Cannot move Can move from one It fixes the plant in the soil. It absorbs water and
from one place to place to another on minerals from the soil.
another on their their own
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Plants have either tap roots or fibrous roots.
Food Prepare their own Depend on plants or Tap root Fibrous root
food other animals for food Main root grows from end A number of roots grow
Breathing Through stomata Through gills, spiracles, of the stem and many from the end of the stem.
lungs, skin, etc. small roots grow from it.
Sense organs Do not have sense Have well developed
organs sense organs Thick main
root
Reproduction Grow from Some give birth to
seeds or other Thinner side
young ones and some Tiny roots attached
roots
parts lay eggs to the end of stem

Stem
How animals eat their food.
It supports the plant and carries water and
Animals eat their food in different ways, i.e., : food to different parts of the plant.
Tear and chew flesh with sharp, pointed and curved teeth, Leaf
e.g., lions, foxes and dogs.
Green leaves make food using water, sunlight
Swallow whole food, e.g.,snakes and frogs. and carbon dioxide. Leaf blade, side veins and
Gnaw with sharp front teeth to eat seeds and fruits, e.g., main vein are parts of a leaf.
rabbits and squirrels.
Lap milk or water with their tongue, e.g., cats and dogs. Flower, fruits and seeds
Chew cud with grinding teeth, e.g., cowS and buffaloes. Flower changes into fruit, which has seeds
Suck nectar or blood, e.g., butterfly or mosquitoes and leeches. inside it. Seeds grow into new plants.

Most new plants grow from

Animals and Plants depend on each other seeds. Seeds are usually
Animals get food and oxygen from plants and plants get carbon dioxide from animals protected inside the fruit.
to make their food. When the seed gets enough
Afoodchain shows how each living thing gets its food. Some animals are herbivores air, water and warmth, the
(plant eating, e.g., cow), some are carnivores (flesh-eating, e.g., tiger) and some are baby plant starts growing. It
omnivores (both plant and flesh-eating, e.g., bear). Allfood chains begin from plants. grows till it is a fully grown
Anetwork of many food chains is called food web. plant.

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animals eat their food.
1. Select the odd one out on the basis of how the given
(D)
(A) (B)
eating habit similar to that of the
2. Which of the following animals shows the
animal shown in the figure?

(C) (D)
(B)

the following parts of the leaf attaches the leaf to the stem or branch
3. Which of
of a plant? (D) Main vein
(B) Lamina (C) Stalk
(A) Margin
4. Leaves help a plant to
(B) Breathe
(A) Prepare its own food
(C) Stand erect (D) Both (A)and (B)
roots?
5 Which of the following plants has climbing
(A) Orchid (B) Money plant (C) Sugarcane (D) All of these
Pshows how different living organisms get their food and how
they depend on
6.
requirements. P is called
one another for fulfilment of their food
(A) Food series (B) Food chain (C) Food group (D) All of these

7. What is the function of part P of an apple fruit?

(A) It gives sweet taste to the fruit.
(B) It helps in ripening of fruit.
(C) It gives rise to a new apple plant.
(D) None of these
8. Which of these living things would die if there would be no green plants on
Earth?
(A) a and c only
(B) b andc only
(C) b and d only
(D) a, b, cand d d
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shown inthe given diagram. The black box is placed in 3
asunny place and the plant is watered daily. In which
direction (1, 2, 3 or 4) will the plant grow after a few
days?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
10. Which labelled part is seen only in an adult plant and
not in a young plant?
(A) P
(B) R
(C) Q S
-R
(D) S
11. Which of the following is NOT a modified root?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

12. Select the INCORRECT statement out of the following.

(A) Cows and buffaloes eat their food in a similar manner as the goat.
(B) Lions and wolves eat their food in a similar manner as a hyena.
(C) Butterflies and mosquitoes eat their food in a similar manner as a leech.
(D) None of these
13. Unscramble the letters given in the box to get the name of an animal. Now,
select the correct option regarding this animal.
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(A) It sucks blood. (B) It carries load for us.
(C) It has a long sticky tongue. (D) It swallows soil.
14. Match column Iwith column Il and select the correct option.
Column l Column I|
(a) Tiger 1. Gills
(b) Ant 2. Lungs
(c) Fish 3. Spiracles
(d) Butterfly
(e) Gorilla
(A) (a)-2, (b)-3, (c)-1, (d)-3, (e)-2 (B) (a)-3, (b)-3, (c)-1, (d)-2, (e)-3
(C) (a)-1, (b)-1, (c)-2, (d)-2, (e)-3 (D) (a)-3, (b)-3, (c)-2, (d)-1, (e)-3
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15. Elephants have a long and thick trunk. Which of the following is NOT a
function of trunk?
(A) It helps them to break off branches and leaves from trees.
(B) It helps them to drink water.
(C) It helps them to take a shower.
(D) It helps them to lap milk.

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and identify d, e, f and g.
16. Study the given classification chart carefully
Shapes of leaves

Oval e Heart-shaped
Pine
d | Lotus
g-Spear-shaped
(A) d-Peepal, e-Spear-shaped, f-Guava,
g-Needle-shaped
(B) d-Guava, e-Round, f-Peepal,
(C) d-Peepal, e-Round, f-Guava, g-Hand-shaped
(D) d-Guava, e-Needle-shaped, f-Cactus, g-Hand-shaped
17. Refer to the given word grid and select E AFCo W
it.
the animal which is NOT hidden in CAME TAP
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(A) An animal that chews the cud SNAKE SV
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(B) An animal that swallows its food as a whole R E T X R YL
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(C) An animal that sucks its food RATULIP

(D) An animal that gnaws its food

DIRECTION (Q.No. 18 and 19) : Study the given food web and select the corre
option for the following questions.
a b

C h

ie d

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19. Which one of the following shows the correct grouping of the various
organisms in the food web?
Producer(s) Herbivore(s) Omnivore(s) Carnivore(s)
(A) a, h b i, g, e, f, d
(B) a, h C, d b i, g, e, f
(C) a, h b, c i, g d, e, f
(D) a, h b, c i d, e, f, g
20. In the given food web, a decrease in the sparrow population is likely to cause
Sparrow Caterpillar
1. A
decrease in the plant population
2. An increase in the lizard population Plant

3. No change in the caterpillar population

(A) 1and 3 only (B) 1 and 2 only
Lizard
(C) 2 and 3 only (D) 2only Snake

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1 B) C) D) 11. A B) 16. A
2. A 12. 17.

3. 8 D 13. A 18. A
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4. B 14. A 19.

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 CHAPTER

Birds
2
Test Skills Body of a bird O Different kinds of
ffeathers and theirr
J Different kinds of beaks, feet and claws ONesting habits of birds
functions
Body of a Bird
" The body of birds is streamlined which makes it easy for them to fly.
Body of bird is made of hollow bones to reduce bird's weight for flight. Birds build nest to lay
Birds lift up in the air by flapping their wings upwards, called upstroke, and " The tailor bird uses its eggs
downwards, called downstroke.
Abird's body and wings are covered with three kinds of needle tO sew leaves to beak like a
make nest.
feathers (found in the tail and wings and these are meantfeatherS: flight The weaver bird
for flying and
balancing), down feathers (short and soft feathers to keep the bird warm) twigs in and outweaves grasS and
with its beak to
body or contour feathers (for givingstreamlined shape to the bird's and make a beautiful nest with atunne!
body). like opening at the bottom of it.
Beaks of Birds
Claws of Birds

Strong and curved to crack Long and pointed to suck

nuts and seeds, e.g., parrot. Flesh-eating birds have
nectar, e.g., humming bird. Perching birds have thre
sharp and curved claws toes in front and one at the
called talons to catch back to hold on to a branch,
prey, e.g., eagle. e.g., sparOw.

Broad and flat with holes at

the sides to take in Short and hard beak
muddy
water with insects and helps to crack open
to
filter water through holes, seeds and grains,
e.g., duck. e.g., sparrOW, pigeon. Scratching birds have Climbing birds have twO
strong, sharp and hard toes pointed upwards and
claws to dig out insects twopointed downwards
from the ground, e.g., hen. eg, woodpecker.

Strong and chisel-shaped

make hole in a tree trunkto Strong, sharp and
and pull out insects, hooked beak for tearing long
e.g., woodpecker. up the flesh, Swimming birds have Wading birdshave
out toes
e.g., eagle. webbed feet, spread
legswith
e.g, crane.
0.g., duck.
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1. Read the given statements.
1. and have long-thin legs to wade through water.
2. and have sharp-curved claws called talons.
Select the correct words to fill the blanks.
(A) 1-Crane, Duck; 2-Hawk, Hen (B) 1-Crane, Flamingo, 2-Eagle, Hawk
(C) 1-Eagle, Hawk; 2-Duck, Vulture (D) 1-Crane, Flamingo; 2-Hen, Crow
2. Which of these birds uses its beak to weave pieces of leaves, grass and
twigs together to build its nest?

(A) (B) (D) None of these

3. The feathers of abird

(a) Help it to fly (b) Keep it warm
(c) Make it attractive (d) Protect the body
(A) a only on (B) a and b onlyol t e n
(C) a, b and d only (D) a, b, cand danod wolloM (al
4.
ybod bonlest2
is a bird that can fly but to very short distances.
(A) Ostrich (B) Hen (C) Crow Veo(D) Pigeon
5. The nest shown here is made by
(A) Tailor bird
(B) Weaver bird
(C) Humming bird
(D) Owl
6. Imake a nest with stones and pebbles and live in a very cold place. Iam a
good swimmer but cannot fly. Who am 1?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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7. Sohail grouped three birds together as shown in
the box. All these are birds.
(A) Swimming (B) Climbing
(C) Flightless (D) Perching
8. Match the columns and select the correct option.
Column Il
Column|
1. Used in flapping
(a) Body feathers
(b) Down feathers 2. Give the bird its shape
(c) Flight feathers 3. Keep the bird warm
(A) (a)-3, (b)-2, (c)-1 (B) (a)-2, (b)-3, (c)-1
(C) (a)-1,. (b)-2, (c)-3 (D) (a)-3, (b)-1, (c)-2
9. Study the given Venn diagram and select the Broad
correct option regarding it. and
Webbed
flat beak Y
(A) X could be penguin. feet
(B) Z could be stork.
(C) Y could be duck. Flight
(D) Both (A) and (C) less wings

10. Which of the following statements are INCORRECT?

(a) Hollow bones in birds help them to fly.
(b) Streamlined body of birds helps them to walk on ground.
(c) Climbing birds have three toes in front and one at the back.
(A) (a) and (b) only (B) (b)and (c) only
(C) (a) and (c) only (D) (a), (b) and (c)
11. Study the given classification chart. Which of the following birds belong to
group Y and group Z, respectively?
Y Birds
(A) Bat Cassowary
(B) Goose Flamingo Group Y Group Z
(C)Ostrich Kiwi
Emu
Eagle
(D) Goose Cassowary
12. Five children made the following statements about birds.
Ashok : All birds can fly.
Saanvi All birds have a beak.
Ashu : All birds have a backbone.
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 Rishika: Allbirds have an outer covering of feathers.
Monika : Most birds lay eggs, while some give birth to their young ones.
Whose statements about birds are INCORRECT?
(A) Ashok, Saanvi andAshu only
(8) Saanvi, Ashu and Rishika only
(C) Ashok and Monika only
(D) Saanvi, Ashu. Rishika and Ashok only
13. Select the INCORRECT statement.
(A) Ostrich has two toes on each foot.
(8) Oil gland is present at the base of a bird's tail.
(C) Nest of a flamingo is called eyrie.
(D) Cuckoo bird does not make its own nest.

14. Some types of beaks are shown below. Select the option that correctly
matches the beak with the type of food it is adapted to eat.

(A) Seeds Nectar Flesh Worms. insects

and small plants
(B) Flesh Worms, insects Nectar Seeds
andsmall plants
(C) Nectar Flesh Worms, insects Seeds
and small plants
(D) Worms, insects Seeds Flesh Nectar

and small plants

15. Select the correct option regarding the body part of birds shown below.

d f

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 (A) d helps birds to paddle in water.
(B) e helps birds to perch a tree branch.
(C) fhelps birds to kill its prey and tear flesh.
(D) ghelps birds to wade through water.

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DIRECTION (Q.No. 16 and 17): Refer to the given flow chart and
following questions. anSWer the
16. Select the option that correctly identifies any two among P-S.
Bird
Yes
No
Can fly P
Yes

Has three toes in the front and one at the

back
Noa
Yes

Makes nest with plant material like

grass, twigs, etc. NoR
Yes

Bulbul
Penguin (B) P- Peacock, S -
(A)Q- Parakeet,R- (D) P-Heron, Q-
Woodpecker
Mynah
(C)R - Flamingo, S-
Select the correct option regarding P-S.
17.
bird whose nest is called eyrie. mud.
be
(A) P can a
makes its nest by scraping piles ofbeak to make its nest.
be a bird that needle-like
(B) Qcan sews leaves, using
its
be a bird that bird S.
(C) R can eggs in the nest of
lays its
(D) Cuckoo bird Has
diagram and select
Venn Migratory wading
18. Refer to the given regarding X, Y and Z. bird feet
correct option
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NOT present in the given word grid? E E A G

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20. Select the bird that you can find in the given word grid.
(A) Bird that weaves its nest from grass
(B) Bird that sews its nest from leaves
(C)A bird that makes its nest using stones and pebbles on ground
(D)Abird that makes its nest by pecking wood

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3. 8. 13. 18.

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