Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics — Chapter Summary
CBSE · Class 6 · Science
Summary of Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics for CBSE Class 6 Science. Part of the CBSE Class 6 Science syllabus.
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Overview
Living beings are identified by a group of essential characteristics. They move, need nutrition, grow, respire, excrete waste, respond to stimuli, reproduce, and finally die. Plants also show these characteristics, even though they do not move from place to place. A seed is living because it can ger
Key Concepts
Living beings show movement
Living beings show movement, need food, grow, respire, excrete, respond to stimuli, reproduce, and die. Non-living things do not show all these life p
Animals move from one place
Animals move from one place to another. Plants also show movement in different ways, such as flowers opening, climbers winding around objects, Drosera
Living beings grow and need food
Living beings grow and need food for growth and development. Plants grow from seeds into mature plants and then produce new seeds.
Breathing is part of respiration
Breathing is part of respiration. All living beings respire. Plants take in and give out air through tiny pores called stomata.
Removal of waste products from
Removal of waste products from the body is called excretion. All living beings excrete. Plants also remove excess water and minerals in droplets from
Learning Objectives
- Identify the essential characteristics that separate living beings from non-living things
- Explain how plants and animals show movement, growth, respiration, excretion, response to stimuli, and reproduction
- Understand why seeds are living and what conditions are needed for germination
- Describe the direction of growth in roots and shoots under different conditions
- Explain the life cycles of a plant, mosquito, frog, and silk moth
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Sources & Official References
- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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