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Chapter 2 The Inter-Relationships Between Living Things
Q: What are some of the specific needs of a tiger in order to survive in its habitat?
A: Some specific needs of a tiger to survive in its habitat include: tall grasses for hiding and hunting, access to prey animals such as deer, nilgai, and bison, a nearby waterhole that never dries up, and dense vegetation or caves for shelter.
Q: How do the stripes on a tiger help it to hunt?
A: The stripes on a tiger help it to blend in with the tall grasses in its habitat, making it harder for prey animals to see the tiger as it waits for an opportunity to pounce.
Q: Why do we keep animals?
A: We keep animals in order to satisfy some of our needs. They provide us with milk, meat, eggs, and other things. Some animals are useful for carrying burdens, drawing carts, or helping with heavy farm work. Dogs also guard our houses.
Q: What benefits do we get from domestic animals?
A: We get milk, meat, eggs, and several other things from domestic animals. Some animals are useful for carrying burdens or drawing carts. Domestic animals are also used to help with the heavy farm work in fields.
Q: What benefits do we get from plants?
A: Plants give us food grains, vegetables, and fruits. We also get cotton wool from plants to make cotton clothes. We grow plants that are useful to us, methodically. We sow seeds, make sure that they get water, give manure when necessary, and spray pesticides if they are attacked by insects. Plants satisfy our needs by providing us with many useful things.
Q: Why do we take care of animals?
A: We take care of animals because they become dear to us, and we look after them well. We feed them, take them to a vet if they fall ill, and they, too, return our affection.
Q: Why are plants important to us?
A: Plants are important to us because they give us food, clothes, and other useful things. We also love flowers that we get from plants. We grow plants that are useful to us in a methodical way by sowing seeds, providing water, manure, and pesticides when necessary. Plants satisfy our needs abundantly.
Q: What are some examples of animals and their diets?
A: Chameleons eat insects, snakes eat mice and frogs, tigers eat deer, goats and sheep eat leaves of plants, and cattle eat grass.
Q: What are arboreal animals?
A: Arboreal animals are animals like monkeys and squirrels that live on trees. They have certain advantages like being better able to defend themselves from their enemies and being able to eat the fruits of the trees to satisfy their hunger.
Q: What are some ways people protect themselves from the rain during the rainy season?
A: People use umbrellas or different kinds of raincoats and hoods to avoid getting wet in the rain during the rainy season.
Q: What is the season of “paangal” in Maharashtra and why is it called that?
A: Winter is called the season of “paangal” in Maharashtra because many trees shed their leaves during this season.
Q: What happens to the coats of furry animals in winter and why?
A: The coats of many furry animals become thicker in winter to keep them warm in the cold season.
Q: What happens to mango trees at the end of winter and what are their blossoms called in Marathi?
A: At the end of winter, mango trees start blossoming and their blossoms are called “mohur” in Marathi.
