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Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

CBSE · Class 6 · Science

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Topics in Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

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1. Living and Non-living Things

  • Living beings show movement, nutrition, growth, respiration, excretion, response to stimuli, reproduction, and death.
  • Movement alone does not make something living. A car can move but is non-living.
  • A living being that cannot show all characteristics even when food, air, and water are available is considered dead.
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2. Characteristics of Living Beings

  • Movement is seen in animals and also in plants in different forms.
  • Plants show movement by flower opening, Drosera trapping insects, touch-me-not folding leaves, and climbers winding around objects.
  • Nutrition is needed for growth and development.
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3. Seed Germination

  • The outer covering of a seed is called the seed coat.
  • Water softens the seed coat and helps the embryo develop into a plant.
  • Seeds use air present in the spaces between soil particles for germination.
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4. Growth and Movement in Plants

  • When a plant is kept upright, the root grows downward and the shoot grows upward.
  • When a plant is kept inverted, the root bends and grows downward and the shoot bends and grows upward.
  • When light comes from one direction, the shoot grows toward light while the root continues growing downward.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Living creatures and their characteristics

Living and non-livingEssential characteristics of living beingsMovement in living beingsGrowth and nutritionRespirationExcretionResponse to stimuliReproduction

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Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics covers several key topics that are frequently asked in CBSE Class 6 board exams. Focus on the core concepts listed on this page and practise related questions to build confidence.
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