Wonders of the Living World

Grade 6
 Copy the questions in your science writing book and then answer the
questions.

(1) (a) What are Plant movements?

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(b) Give examples for plants that show sleeping movements?

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(c) (i) What is phototropism?

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(Draw a plant bending towards Sunlight)

 Respiration

(2) (a) What is meant by Respiration?

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(b) (Copy this)

Oxygen
Carbon
Energy dioxide
Food

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 Oxygen used in respiration burns with food to produce Energy and Carbon
dioxide is released.
 Respiration is shown only in Living organisms.
 Inhaling means taking in oxygen.
 Exhaling means releasing carbon dioxide.

(c) What are “Respiratory Movements”?

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 Plants breathe but they do not show respiratory movements as animals.

 Respiration is a common feature of every organism. There is no
respiration in non-living organisms.

(Find this)

Activity: 1.6
 Aim: To find out whether exhaled air contains carbon dioxide.
 Materials required:
 A straw
 A test tube
 Colourless calcium hydroxide solution.

 Method:
 Put some colourless calcium hydroxide solution into a test tube.
 Then bubble the exhaled air into the test tube as shown in the figure.

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Calcium hydroxide
Solution

 Observations:
Colourless calcium hydroxide changes into off white.

 Conclusion:
Exhaled air contains carbon dioxide.

 Reproduction

(1) What is known as “Reproduction”?

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(2) Write the importance of Reproduction?

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 Reproduction does not occur in non-living organisms.

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  Diversity between plants

(Paste pictures)
- Based on morphological features.
- Based on Nature
- Based on Environment(Habitat)