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Maharashtra Board Class 6 Science Chapter 2 The Living World
Q: What are the characteristics of living things?
A: Living things have characteristics such as growth, ability to produce their own food or search for food, and the need for oxygen through respiration.
Q: How do plants make their own food?
A: Plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis, which involves using sunlight, water, nutrients in the soil, and carbon dioxide to produce food and release oxygen.
Q: Do animals have chlorophyll?
A: No, animals do not have chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is present in plants and is necessary for the process of photosynthesis.
Q: What is respiration?
A: Respiration is the process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide, which is necessary for living things to produce energy and carry out their life processes.
Q: How do plants and animals differ in their means of respiration?
A: Animals have specific organs for respiration, while plants respire through stomata on their leaves.
Q: What are excreta?
A: Excreta are waste substances formed during the various processes that take place in the bodies of animals.
Q: What is excretion?
A: Excretion is the process of eliminating waste substances or excreta from the body.
Q: Do plants also excrete?
A: Yes, plants also excrete. For example, some plants shed leaves in a specific season and the waste substances stored in the leaves are shed along with them.
Q: Do animals have specific organs for excretion?
A: Yes, animals have specific organs for excretion, such as the kidneys and urinary bladder in humans.
Q: What is the responsiveness to stimuli?
A: The responsiveness to stimuli is the ability of living things to respond to a stimulus, which is an event that occurs in their surroundings.
Q: Do plants show movement?
A: Yes, plants show movement, such as leaning towards a support or growing towards sunlight.
Q: What is a stimulus?
A: A stimulus is an event that occurs in the surroundings of a living thing and can cause a response or reaction.
Q: What is reproduction?
A: Reproduction is the process by which a living thing generates a new living thing like itself.
