UrEducator www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com Worksheet Grade 6 Science – Chapter 2 Diversity in the Living World By UrEducator – Subhash Kumar SECTION A – Very Short Answer Questions (VSAQ) 1. What is biodiversity? 2. Give one example of a plant with reticulate venation. 3. What is the main function of roots? 4. Name one example of an aquatic habitat. 5. What is adaptation? SECTION B – Short Answer Questions (SAQ) 6. Define habitat. Give two examples. 7. How are herbs different from shrubs? 8. What are sacred groves? 9. Name two animals that can live both on land and in water. 10. Write two differences between monocot and dicot plants. SECTION C – Long Answer Questions (LAQ) 11. Explain the types of plants based on their stems with examples. 12. Describe with examples how plants and animals adapt to different habitats. 13. How can we group plants and animals? Explain with at least three criteria. 14. Write a note on the importance of protecting biodiversity. SECTION D – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) 15. The veins in banana leaves are: a) Reticulate b) Parallel c) Spiral d) Wavy 16. A mango tree is an example of: a) Herb b) Shrub www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com UrEducator www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com c) Tree d) Grass 17. Which is an example of a fibrous root plant? a) Hibiscus b) Grass c) Rose d) Mango 18. Camels survive in deserts because: a) They swim well b) They can store water c) They have wings d) They glow at night 19. Plants living in deserts have: a) Big broad leaves b) Thin soft stems c) Fleshy stems to store water d) Large colourful flowers SECTION E – Assertion and Reasoning (A & R) 20. Assertion (A): Fish have streamlined bodies. Reason (R): Streamlined bodies help fish swim easily in water. a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. c) A is true, R is false. d) A is false, R is true. 21. Assertion (A): All plants have tap roots. Reason (R): Tap roots are present only in monocots. a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. c) A is true, R is false. d) A is false, R is true. SECTION F – Fill in the Blanks 22. Plants with one cotyledon in their seeds are called _____________. 23. The natural place where an animal or plant lives is called its _____________. 24. Cactus stores water in its _____________. 25. The pattern of veins in leaves is called _____________. www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com UrEducator www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com 26. Sacred groves are protected by the _____________ community. 27. Animals living both on land and in water are called _____________. 28. Banana leaves show _____________ venation. 29. Tap roots are found mostly in _____________ plants. 30. Rhododendron grows in _____________ regions. Answer Key SECTION A 1. Variety of plants and animals found in an area. 2. Hibiscus. 3. Absorb water and minerals; anchor the plant. 4. Pond, river, ocean. 5. Special features helping organisms survive. SECTION B 6. A habitat is a place where an organism lives. Examples: forest, desert. 7. Herbs are small with soft stems; shrubs are medium-sized with woody stems. 8. Sacred groves are forest patches protected by local communities. 9. Frog, salamander. 10. Monocot: one cotyledon, parallel venation; dicot: two cotyledons, reticulate venation. SECTION C 11. ● Herbs: small, soft stems (e.g. tomato) ● Shrubs: medium, woody stems branching near the ground (e.g. rose) ● Trees: tall, hard woody stems, branches high up (e.g. mango) 12. ● Cactus stores water in stems in deserts. ● Camels have humps to store food and water. ● Deodar trees have sloping branches for snow to slide off. 13. ● By habitat (land, water) ● By movement (flying, swimming, walking) ● By features like stems, roots, leaves. www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com UrEducator www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com 14. ● Biodiversity provides balance in nature. ● Supports human life with resources like food, medicine. ● Preserves ecosystems. SECTION D 15. b) Parallel 16. c) Tree 17. b) Grass 18. b) They can store water 19. c) Fleshy stems to store water SECTION E 20. a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. 21. d) A is false, R is true. SECTION F 22. monocots 23. habitat 24. stem 25. venation 26. local 27. amphibians 28. parallel 29. dicot 30. mountain End of Worksheet www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com www.ureducator.com