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V CENTENARY PUBLIC SCHOOL, NARELA

CH-6 Life on the Earth

M.L WORKSHEET 1

1. Fill in the blanks

a) The relationship between plant kingdom, animal
kingdom and human beings with their environment is
known as _____________.
b) _________ is divided into two kingdoms namely the
plant kingdom and animal kingdom.
c) ___________ forest are found on both sides of equator.
d) A vast area that has less vegetation due to very scanty
rainfall is commonly known as _______.
e) Prairies, Pampas, Downs and Veld are ____________
grasslands.
f) ___________ forests mainly have cone –bearing trees.
g) The __________ region receives heavy rainfall and
temperature is also high.
h) Man has cleared forests for the sake of ____________,
habitation and expansion of industries.
2. Multiple choice questions
A. In polar regions the animals have thick fur on their
body
a) To protect them from rain b) to protect the
from extreme cold c) to protect them
from extreme heat d) none of the above
B. Which of them have been set up by government to
preserve the animal species?
a) Wildlife sanctuaries b) national parks
c)biosphere reserves d) all of the above
 C. Which of them receives 25-75cm of rainfall?
a) Equatorial forest b) Temperate grassland
c) Tropical grassland d) Tropical deciduous
forest
D. Sahara and Thar desert are examples of
a) Cold desert b) hot desert c) polar
region d) none of the above
E. Forest having trees that shed their leaves in the dry
season
a) Equatorial forest b) Tropical deciduous forest
c) Tropical grassland d) Coniferous forest
3. State whether given statements are true /false
a) In order to maintain ecological balance, afforestation
should be taken up on large scale.
b) The animals found commonly in the equatorial region
are lion, Cheetah, leopard, deer etc.
c) The trees found in coniferous forests are conical in
shape and have soft wood.
d) Compos in Brazil are example of tropical grassland.
e) The equatorial forest is found beyond 23 1/20 north.
4. What is an ecosystem?
5. Why are plant known as food factories?
6. Human beings are important part of biosphere, explain.
7. Biosphere has two kingdoms that live in harmony with each
other, justify.
8. Vegetation varies from place to place because of variation in
climatic condition, explain with help of examples.
9. Name 2 plants found in the following
a) Tropical evergreen forest
b) Tropical deciduous forest
c) Temperate softwood forest
10. Where do you find equatorial forest and what kind of forest it is?