Very Short Question Answers: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

Q1: What distinguishes living things from non-living things?
Ans: Living things grow, move, breathe, reproduce, and need food; non-living things do not.

Q2: Can plants move from one place to another?
Ans: No, plants do not move location but can exhibit movements like opening flowers.

Q3: What is growth in living beings?
Ans: Growth is an increase in size, complexity, and development over time.

Q4: Why do living beings need food?
Ans: Food provides energy for growth, repair, and maintenance of body functions.

Q5: What is the difference between breathing and respiration?
Ans: Breathing is inhaling and exhaling air; respiration uses oxygen to release energy from food.

Q6: What is Excretion?
Ans: Excretion is the process of removing waste products from the body.

Q7: How do animals excrete waste?
Ans: Animals excrete waste through organs like kidneys, which produce urine.

Q8: How do plants excrete waste?
Ans: Plants excrete waste mainly in the form of carbon dioxide, oxygen (as a byproduct of photosynthesis), and other metabolic wastes through leaves, stems, and roots.

Q9: What is a stimulus?
Ans: A stimulus is anything that causes a living being to react or respond.

Q10: What is reproduction?
Ans: Reproduction is the process by which living beings produce new individuals of their kind.

Q11: When is a living being considered dead?
Ans: A living being is dead when it can no longer exhibit life characteristics like movement and growth.

Q12: Why is water essential for seed germination?
Ans: Water activates enzymes that start the growth process within the seed.

Q13: What conditions are necessary for seed germination?
Ans: Water, air, and suitable light or dark conditions are essential for seed germination.

Q14: Do all seeds require light to germinate?
Ans: No, some seeds need light while others require darkness to germinate.

Q15: What happens during the life cycle of a plant?
Ans: A plant grows from a seed to maturity, produces flowers and fruit, and generates new seeds.

Q16: What stages are involved in a mosquito's life cycle?
Ans: The stages are egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Q17: How do frogs develop through their life cycle?
Ans: Frogs develop from eggs to tadpoles, then to froglets, and finally to adult frogs.

Q18: What is phototropism in plants?
Ans: Phototropism is the growth of a plant toward light.

Q19: What is the role of air in seed germination?
Ans: Air provides oxygen necessary for respiration during germination.

Q20: What is a characteristic of living beings related to stimuli?
Ans: Living beings respond to stimuli to adapt and protect themselves.