NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 6, "The Living Organisms Characteristics and Habitats," are aligned with the latest CBSE syllabus. These detailed answers help students gain a comprehensive understanding of various habitats of living organisms and how they adapt to their surroundings. By using these solutions, students become familiar with the different environments where plants and animals reside, learn about habitat sharing, explore the diversity of animals in different habitats, and understand the role of abiotic components.

Topics and Sub Topics in Class 6 Science Chapter 6 The Living Organisms and Habitats:

Q 1. What is a habitat?

Ans: A habitat is the natural environment where a living organism lives. It includes the physical surroundings such as soil, water, air, and other living organisms.

Q 2. How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?

Ans:

1. Water Storage: Cactus store water in their thick stems.
2. Reduced Leaves: Cactus have small or no leaves to reduce water loss.
3. Stem Modifications: Their stems can expand to hold water.
4. Spines: Cactus have spines instead of leaves to reduce water loss and protect against animals.
5. Shallow Root System: Their roots spread out near the surface to quickly absorb water.

Q 3. Fill in the blanks:

(a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a particular habitat, is called ————.

(b) The habitats of the plants and animals that live on land are called ———— habitat.

(c) The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called ————habitats.

(d) Soil, water and air are the ———— factors of a habitat.

(e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them are called ————

Ans:

(a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a particular habitat, is called adaptation.

(b) The habitats of the plants and animals that live on land are called terrestrial habitats.

(c) The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called aquatic habitats.

(d) Soil, water and air are the abiotic factors of a habitat.

(e) Changes in our surroundings that make us respond to them are called stimuli

Q 4. Which of the things in the following list are nonliving?

Plough, mushroom, sewing machine, radio, boat, water hyacinth, earthworm

Ans:  Plough, Mushrooms, Sewing machine, Radio, Boat, Water, Hyacinth, Earthworm. Plough, Sewing machine, Radio, Boat and water are non-living.

Q 5. Give an example of a non-living thing which shows any two characteristics of living thing.

Ans: A fire can show two characteristics of living things:

1. Change: A flame can change in response to its environment.
2. Energy Release: Fire releases energy, just like living things do through various processes.

Q 6. Which of the following non-living things were once part of a living thing?

Butter, Leather, Soil, Wool, Electric Bulb, Cooking Oil, Salt, Apple, Rubber.

Ans:  Butter, Leather, Wool, Cooking oil, Apple and Rubber are the non-living things which were once part of a living thing.

Q 7. List the common characteristics of living things.

Ans:

1. Growth: Living things get bigger over time.
2. Reproduction: Living things can make more of their own kind.
3. Response to Stimuli: Living things react to changes in their environment.
4. Metabolism: Living things use energy to carry out life processes.
5. Cells: Living things are made up of cells, which are the basic units of life.
6. Adaptation: Living things change over time to survive in their environment.

Q 8. Explain why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there. (Hint: There are few trees or places for animals to hide in grasslands habitats).

Ans:

1. Escape Predators: Speed helps animals run away from predators because there are few hiding spots.
2. Catch Food: Fast animals can catch prey easily because there are no obstacles like trees in grasslands.
3. Find Resources: Speed lets animals quickly find water and food spread out in the grasslands.
4. Migration: Fast animals can move quickly during seasonal migrations to find better conditions.