
Are the fingernails and hair living or non-living parts of our body? Give reasons for your answer.

Important Questions on Things Around us

Identify the characteristics of living things depicted in the following pictures.

Identify the characteristics of living things depicted in the following pictures.

Some of the statements given below are examples of stimuli and some are responses.
- Birds see the sunrise.
- Cockroaches come out to eat.
- You accidentally touch the handle of a hot pan.
- Bees collect honey from a flower.
- A rat sees a cat.
- Pull your hand away from the thorny plant.
- A deer spots a lion.
- Take medicine for stomachache.
- A child plays with his toy.
- Switching on a fan.
(a) Classify them into two groups: Group1-Stimulus; Group 2- Response

Some of the statements given below are examples of stimuli and some are responses.
- Birds see the sunrise.
- Cockroaches come out to eat.
- You accidentally touch the handle of a hot pan.
- Bees collect honey from a flower.
- A rat sees a cat.
- Pull your hand away from the thorny plant.
- A deer spots a lion.
- Take medicine for stomach ache.
- A child plays with his toy.
- Switching on a fan.
(b) For each statement that you put down as stimulus, write the response it would show. And for each response, write down what the stimulus would be. One example has been done for you.
No | Stimulus | Response |
1. | A rat sees a cat | Run away |

Fill in the blank with suitable words given below:
Abiotic | digestion | excretion | leaves | biotic |
Getting rid of undigested waste material is called _____.

Fill in the blank with suitable words given below.
abiotic | egestion | excrete | leaves | biotic |
Plants breathe through pores found on _____.

Fill in the blank with suitable words given below.
abiotic | egestion | excrete | leaves | biotic |
Non-living objects do not _____ wastes.
