1. What are biotic components?

2. Why does a fish have slippery scales on its body?

3. What adaptation of desert animals protect themselves from deficiency of water?
4. Name the respiratory organ in
I. terrestrial animals
II. aquatic animals (fish)
5. Define predators and prey.
6. List the important characteristics of living things, which differentiate them from non-living
things. Indicate which of the following are living and which are non-living: buffalo, grass,
grasshopper, table, aeroplane, pencil, bicycle, crow, banyan tree.
7. Why bacteria and viruses are considered as ‘Immortal’?
8. Give one word for the following sentences:

I. Anything that has mass and occupies space.

II. The process of taking food by organisms.
III. The process of getting rid of wastes.
IV. The process of removal of wastes in plants.
V. The factors like food, water, light, temperature to which organisms respond.
VI. Production of new organisms of own kind.
VII. Increase in the size along with mass using energy.

9. What are luminous and non-luminous objects?

10. How will you convert a transparent glass sheet into a translucent sheet? Suggest any two ways
to do it.
11. What is the difference between image and shadow?
12. Define pinhole camera.
13. Why do we need a shiny surface for reflection?
14. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
I. An object or material could be opaque, transparent, translucent or ……………….. .
II. This is a …………… on which the shadow is formed.
III. A …………….. is a dark outline of an opaque object that blocks light coming from a
source.
IV. Image formed by a pinhole camera is ……………….. .
15. Why should we not join the wires connected to the two terminals of the electric cell?
16. How is the bulb connected to the wires?
17. What is the direction of the current in the electric circuit?
18. Why does a fused bulb not light up?
19. If in a circuit you have arranged cells in series. Will the bulb continue to shine even if the
connection of one of the cells is reversed?
20. Is air a good or a bad conductor of electricity?
21. State whether the statements given below are True or False

I. A bulb has two terminals.

II. An electric cell converts chemical energy into electrical energy.
III. Rubber and wood are good conductors of electricity.
IV. A switch is made of an insulator.