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1. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:
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1.1 A change in the environment of an organism that results in a related activity
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1.2 Choose the set that represents only the biotic components of a habitat
(a) Tiger, Deer, Grass, Soil
(b) Rocks, Soil, Plants, Air
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quatic plant, Fis rog, Insect

1.3 A child has trouble in understanding that al! plants are living organisms,
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birds and fish, what can be told to the child, that would make him consider that

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(a) Plants can absorb water from the atmosphere.
(b) The presence of water makes the leaf green.
(c) Plants grow stronger in ~bsence of water.
~ater is essential for ants to survive.

1.5 Loqk at the given picture below. Which characteristics of living organism
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d Res onse to stimulus
/ Re roduction (c) Excretion
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2. ASSERTION AND REASON BASED QUESTIONS:
2. 1 Assertion(A): The process of getting rid of waste materials by living organisms •
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Re so ): Some plants remove waste products as secretions.
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th A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
oth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c A is true but R is false.
( d) A is false but R is true.
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2.2 Assertion(A): Respiration is necessary for all living organisms.
Reason(R): It is through respiration that the body finally obtains energy from the
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~~ A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

oth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is fa1se but R is true.
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4. WRITE DOWN ONE TERM F0R THE FOLLOWl~G;_
4.1 Producing new ~nes 9ftheir [Link] living organisms.
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4.2 Increase in size, weight, nd comP,le ity~of a living !>eing o~er time.
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4.3 Food for growth and developmen! o{living:,s- •
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4 .5 A series of stages a living - .......~- g its life.
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7. Sapling turns into a big tree.

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6. ANSWER THE F6LLOWING QUESTIONS:

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(i) Appearance of fruits, (ii) Death of a plant, (iii) Appearance of leaves, (iv)
Seed, (v) Appearance of flowers.
Arrange the stages (i to v) in the correct sequence.

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6.2 What are the essential conditions required for the gennination of seed?

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8. CA SE s·roov BASED QUESTIO

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Study the eiv,m imaae and answer the
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