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Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

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A quick look back, then six questions.

Living Creatures — the six signs
SignWhat to remember
More than one signOne sign alone settles nothing.
Growing and movingSlow growth counts. A plant leaning toward light is moving.
Food and airAnimals eat. Plants make food. A dormant seed waits.
Getting rid of wasteWhat goes in also goes out.
RespondingA stimulus gets a response. Plants respond too.
Making moreA seed grows up and makes new seeds: a life cycle.

Rainwater rushes along a gutter. A snail sits still. What is true?

  • The water is alive, because it moves
  • Moving alone proves nothing
  • The snail is not alive, because it is still

A tulsi plant gets light from one side. What happens over days?

  • Nothing, plants do not move
  • It leans toward the light
  • It moves only if touched

Dry moong seeds sit still on a shelf. What are they?

  • Non-living
  • Dormant and alive
  • Growing fast

A tulsi drops a dry leaf. What does this show?

  • Something is wrong
  • The plant lets go of what it does not need
  • Only animals get rid of things

A touch-me-not folds when touched. What is the touch?

  • The response
  • The stimulus
  • The waste

A caterpillar looks very different from a butterfly. What does this show?

  • Young always look like their parents
  • A living thing can change a lot as it grows
  • They are two different living things

Open your NCERT chapter, Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics. Spot the six signs.

Next: Nature's Treasures. See the soil, water and forests around you.

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  1. 0 Start here
  2. 1 More than one sign
  3. 2 Growing and moving
  4. 3 Food and air
  5. 4 Getting rid of waste
  6. 5 Responding
  7. 6 Making more
  8. 7 The big picture
  9. 8 Track quiz

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