MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOL BHIWADI

GRADE-IV
GENERAL SCIENCE
CH-9 : ANIMALS : LIVING AND SURVIVING

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
*To enable the students to understand the importance of adaptations among animals.
*To enable the students to classify the animals according to their habitats and feeding habits.
*To enable the students to identify and enumerate the different ways in which animals protect
themselves.
KEYWORDS:
Climate
Adaptation
Survive
Habitat
Terrestrial animals
Sense organs
Nervous system
Hibernation
Flippers
Amphibians
Salamander
Aerial animals
Arboreal animals
Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores
Parasites
Camouflage
QUESTION/ANSWERS:
Short Q/A
1. What is adaptation?
Ans. The process of changing to suit the environment is called adaptation.
2. How do animals living in cold regions keep themselves warm?
Ans. Animals living in cold regions keep themselves warm with the help of the fur on their skin.
Eg. Polar bear, arctic fox etc.
3. What are arboreal animals?
Ans. The animals that spend most of their time on trees are called arboreal animals. Eg. Monkeys,
tree lizards, flying squirrels, opossum etc.
4. Why do most herbivores have long and strong legs?
Ans. Most herbivores have long and strong legs to travel long distances in search of food.

Long Q/A
1. The frog is an amphibian. How is it adapated to live on land and in water?

Ans. On land: A frog breathes through its lungs on land.

In water: The frog breathes with its moist skin in water. Its limbs help in swimming.

2. Why do aerial animals have light bodies?

Ans. Aerial animals (animals that can fly) have light bodies because of light bones and feathers.

3. What are the different ways by which animals protect themselves?

Ans. 1. Fast movement (eg. fish, housefly, frog etc.)

2. Very big size (eg. elephant, whale etc.)

3. Camouflage (mixing with the surroundings) (eg. zebra, tiger, leopard, stick insect, leaf insect,
chameleon, polar bear, arctic fox in summers etc.)

HOTS Q/A

1. Birds are winged creatures. An ostrich cannot fly inspite of having wings. Why?

Ans. An ostrich has very heavy and huge wings. Its body is also very heavy. That's why it cannot fly. It
is called flightless bird.

2. (Already done in the form of G.O.)