Question Answers
1. Define Habitat.
Answer: The natural home or environment where an animal or plant lives is called its habitat.
2. State three adaptations for the following types of plants.
(a) Xerophytes (Desert Plants)
Leaves are reduced to spines to prevent water loss.
Thick, fleshy stems store water.
Long roots absorb water from deep underground.
(b) Hydrophytes (Water Plants)
Broad leaves float on water.
Stems are soft and hollow.
Roots are poorly developed.
3. Define Photosynthesis.
Answer: Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants prepare their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and chlorophyll.
4. State the functions of a leaf.
Answer:
Makes food by photosynthesis.
Exchanges gases through stomata.
Removes excess water by transpiration.
5. How do amphibians breathe underwater?
Answer: Amphibians breathe underwater through their moist skin.
6. Why do animals reproduce?
Answer: Animals reproduce to produce young ones and continue their species.
7. What is metamorphosis?
Answer: Metamorphosis is the process of change in body form during the life cycle of some animals, such as a frog.
8. Fill in the blanks.
(a) ________ are called the food factory of a plant.
Answer: Leaves are called the food factory of a plant. 🌿
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