List the common characteristics of the l | Class 6 Science Chapter The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings, The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings NCERT Solutions

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.

You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?

Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein

A thick coating of a paste of Plaster of Paris (POP) is applied over the bandage on a fractured bone. It becomes hard on drying to keep the fractured bone immobilised. Can the change in POP be reversed?

Tick (√) the statements that are correct.
(a) By eating rice alone, we can fulfill nutritional requirement of our body. ( )
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet. ( )
(c) Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items. ( )
(d) Meat alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body. ( )

List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.

Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.

Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?

Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher Group them as:
(a) Round shaped and other shapes
(b) Eatables and non eatables

Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.

Complete the drawing shown in Fig 12.14 to indicate where the free ends of the two wires should be joined to make the bulb glow.

Using the "conduction tester" on an object it was found that the bulb begins to glow. Is that object a conductor or an insulator? Explain.

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 grasslands habitats.)

What is winnowing? Where is it used?

List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.

Discuss :
(a) Is garbage disposal the responsibility only of the government?
(b) Is it possible to reduce the problems relating to disposal of garbage?

Match the items in Column I with one or more items of Column II.

Column I                           Column II
Upper jaw                          have fins on the body
Fish                                    has an outer skeleton
Ribs                                   can fly in the air
Snail                                  is an immovable joint
Cockroach                         protect the heart
                                          shows very slow movement
                                          have a streamlined body

Lemonade is prepared by mixing lemon juice and sugar in water. You wish to add ice to cool it. Should you add ice to the lemonade before or after dissolving
sugar? In which case would it be possible to dissolve more sugar?

Explain why the bulb would not glow in the arrangement shown in Fig. 12.13.

While measuring the length of a knitting needle, the reading of the scale at one end is 3.0 cm and at the other end is 33.1 cm. What is the length of the needle?