Chapter – 9

6 Class Science
th

The Living
Organisms and
Their Surroundings
 Objectives
Students will
learn and
understand
about
1. Living organisms
2. Organisms where they live?
3. Habitat and adaptation
4. Types of habitat
5. Components of habitat
6. Adaptation in various animals
living in different climatic
conditions
7. Characteristics of living
organisms
Places visited by Paheli &
Boojho During vacation trip
DESERT
SEA BEACH
Definition of Organism
Organism refers to anything
that acts or functions like a
living thing
OR
Any living structure such as
plant , animal , fungus or
bacteria capable of growth and
reproduction
 Definition of
surroundings
Surrounding means the
nearby environment- all
the objects close to you ,
as well as the location its
self or condition where
you live
Is there any place on earth
where there is no organism ?
Boojho and Paheli searched every place
near their surroundings but they found
organisms every where
Paheli and Bhoojho both get surprised
when they read people have even
found tiny living organisms in the
opening of volcanoes
 Boohjo and Paheli prepared a
table showing animal and plants
found in different surroundings
Forest Mountain Desert Sea /
Water
Lion Yak Camel Fish

Deer Goat Scorpion Turtles

Neem Pine Tree Cactus Sea

Tree weeds
Banyan Deodar Babool Algae
Tree Tree
Conclusion of the activity
1.We find that the organism which
are found in different places are
also different from each other
(different places – different
organisms )
2.There is a relationship between
surroundings and organisms
(Animal and Plants) living there
 HABITAT
AND
ADAPTATION
Habitat:- A place or surrounding
where a living organism lives is
called Habitat
Components of Habitat
Definition of Adaptation
 Acclimatization
Small changes that take place in the body of a
single organism over short periods , to
overcome small problems due to changes in
surroundings are called acclimatization
Example :- If we live in the plains and
suddenly go to high mountain , we may
experience difficulty in breathing for some
days. We need to breathe faster. After some
days , our body adjusts to the changed
ADAPTATIONS
FOUND IN ANIMALS
AND PLANTS LIVING
IN DIFFERENT TYPES
OF HABITATS
Characteristics of living
organisms
Movement
Practice Questions
 PISA Based Question
A deer is another animal that lives in forest.
It has strong teeth for chewing hard plant
stems. A deer needs to know about the
present of predators in order to run away
from them. It has long years to hear
movements of predators. The eyes on the
side of its head allow it to look in all
directions for danger. The speed of the deer
helps them to run away from the predators.
 Questions
Q.1. Deer is present in which type of habitat
(a) Mountain (b) Desert (c) Grassland (d) Aquatic
Q.2. Which is the strongest feature of deer which
help them to survive in its habitat
(a) Colour (b) Jump

(c) Long ear (d) Speed of the deer

Q.3. Deer has strong teeth -------- ( True / False)
Q.4. Deer is light brown in colour. Why ?
Q.5. How the presence of eyes in
front of the face help the deer ?
Q.6. Which animal is more likely to
be predator of deer
(a) Wild cat (b) Lion (c) zebra (d) yak

Q.7. Write the various characteristics

of deer which help them to survive
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RAJ KUMAR YADAV
TGT (SCIENCE)
JNV SAGAR (MP)
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