Science Skill Development Programme

Class 5 Week 1 Day 2 Easy

The Living World

1. The tiny openings present in leaves that help plants to take in and give out air are called
(a) chlorophyll (b) veins (c) stomata (d) starch.
2. Select the correct option regarding the gaseous exchange during photosynthesis.
Oxygen Carbon dioxide

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(a) Used – Released
(b) Released – Used
(c) Used – Used

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(d) Released – Released
3. Which of the following is not required during photosynthesis?

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(a) Sunlight (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Water (d) Oxygen
4. Which of these explains that plants and animals are dependent on each other?
(a) Animals obtain food from plants.
(b) Plants utilize carbon dioxide that animals give out.
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(c) Animals and humans breathe in oxygen released by plants.
(d) All of these
5. Iodine solution turns blue-black in the presence of
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(a) chlorophyll (b) starch (c) sugar (d) carbon dioxide
6. The stems of some aquatic plants have air pockets to keep them floating. The two examples of such type of
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plants are
(a) Lotus and water lily (b) Hydrilla and tape grass
(c) Pondweed and mangrove (d) Duckweed and water hyacinth
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7. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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(a) Many plants in plains shed their leaves in autumn. (b) Pine and fir trees grow in mountains.
(c) Aquatic plants grow thorns which reduce water loss. (d) Mangrove have breathing roots to take in air.
8. Select the odd one out.
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. Plants that grow at mountains have which of these types of leaves?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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10. Select the correct match.
Plant Region
(a) Coconut – Deserts
(b) Mangrove – Swamps
(c) Cactus – Mountains
(d) Pine – Coastal
11. Which of the following is NOT a feature of arboreal animals?
(a) Strong muscular limbs (b) Back legs are stronger than front legs
(c) Sharp and strong claws (d) Long muscular tail
12. Animals that have sharp front teeth and strong back teeth for cutting and grinding food are

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(a) herbivores (b) carnivores (c) omnivores (d) scavengers
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Without Backbone With Backbone

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X Y
The examples of animals of type X are
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(a) Kiwi, Penguin, Ostrich (b) Horse, Cow, Dog
(c) Cockroach, Ant, Mosquito (d) Frog, Toad, Newt
14. Which of these animals show migration?
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(a) Amphibians (b) Birds (c) Insects (d) Reptiles
15. Which of the following is not a feature of fish?
(a) Body is covered with scales (b) Have fins to swim
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(c) Warm - blooded animals (d) Breathe through gills

16. Which of these is not a camouflaging animal?
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

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17. Which one of these animals does not live in the same conditions as the other three live?
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

18. Which of these patterns on the body of animals does not help in camouflaging?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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19. Match the columns and select the correct option.
Animals Adapted to live in

P. (i)

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R. (iii)

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S. (iv)
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(a) P – (iii), Q – (ii), R – (iv), S – (i) (b) P – (ii), Q – (iii), R – (iv), S – (i)
(c) P – (iv), Q – (ii), R – (i), S – (iii) (d) P – (ii), Q – (i), R – (iii), S – (iv)
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20. Which of these animals undergo hibernation during winter months in scarcity of food?
(a) Horse, Elephant and Bear (b) Snake, Lizard and Crocodile
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(c) Bear, Frog and Snake (d) Rat, Dog and Rabbit
21. At which stage in the life cycle of a frog metamorphosis occurs?
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(a) (b) (c) (d) Both (a) and (b)

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22. Which of the following correctly illustrates life cycle of a butterfly?

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Adult Adult
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(a) Caterpillar (b)

Caterpillar Egg
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Egg Pupa

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(c) Egg Pupa (d) Pupa Egg

Caterpillar Caterpillar
23. A process of changes by which a young form becomes an adult is called
(a) moulting (b) metamorphosis (c) incubation (d) hatching

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24. Which of the following is correct?
3 – staged life cycle 4 – staged life cycle
(a) Housefly, Butterfly Cockroach, Grasshopper
(b) Cockroach, Grasshopper Housefly, Butterfly
(c) Butterfly, Grasshopper Locust, Frog
(d) Grasshopper, Frog Locust, Butterfly
25. Which organism would belong to the empty box to make a complete food chain?

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Wheat grains Fox
(a) Wolf (b) Snake (c) Eagle (d) Mouse

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ANSWER KEYS
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (d)
9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (c)
17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (c) 21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (b)
25. (d)

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