Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (CBSE) · Science
Chapter: Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics
Time Allowed: 18 minutes
Max Marks: 9
1. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of living things? [1]
(A) Growing without limit like a crystal
(B) Reproduction
(C) Respiration
(D) Nutrition
2. The acronym used to remember characteristics of living things is: [1]
(A) MRS GREN
(B) ABCDE
(C) SI units
(D) VIBGYOR
3. Plants show movement mainly by: [1]
(A) turning towards sunlight, slowly
(B) running
(C) flying
(D) swimming
4. The process by which living organisms produce young ones is called: [1]
(A) reproduction
(B) respiration
(C) excretion
(D) nutrition
5. Reproduction requiring only one parent is called: [1]
(A) asexual reproduction
(B) sexual reproduction
(C) growth
(D) nutrition
6. Growth in most animals typically: [1]
(A) is rapid when young and stops at adult size
(B) continues forever without stopping
(C) never happens
(D) only happens in plants
7. A plant's shoot bending towards light is an example of: [1]
(A) phototropism
(B) geotropism
(C) reproduction
(D) excretion
8. An automatic, very fast response like pulling a hand from a hot object is called a: [1]
(A) reflex action
(B) tropism
(C) reproduction
(D) respiration
9. Roots growing downward in response to gravity is an example of: [1]
(A) geotropism
(B) phototropism
(C) reflex action
(D) reproduction