Class 6 Science — Living and non-living

Use the features of living beings to sort living from non-living, and follow a life cycle round from one stage to the next.

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1.A car moves along a road. Why does the chapter still put it in the non-living group?
- a) It does not grow, and it cannot produce another car
- b) It runs on fuel instead of on food
- c) It moves too fast to be living
- d) It was made in a factory rather than born
2.A mosquito's life cycle joins up, so start it from the egg and put the four stages in order from there.
- Larva
- Adult
- Pupa
- Egg
3.A frog's life cycle joins up too. Start from the eggs and put the four stages in order from there.
- Tadpole
- Eggs
- Adult frog
- Froglet
4.The touch-me-not folds its leaves when you brush against them. What does that show?
- a) Plants respond to stimuli, as animals do
- b) The plant is excreting
- c) The leaves have died at that moment
- d) The plant is trying to move somewhere else
5.A tadpole has a tail and lives in water. What is true of the adult frog it becomes?
- a) It lives on land and cannot enter water
- b) It keeps the tail and stays in water
- c) It lives both in water and on land
- d) It goes back to being a tadpole each year
6.Tap the part of this germinating seed that grows downwards.
Write the number of the part.
7.Which three things does the chapter say a seed needs in order to germinate?
- a) Water, soil, and a gardener
- b) Sugar, air, and warmth
- c) Water, air, and suitable light or dark conditions
- d) Salt water, darkness, and stillness
8.Anything that prompts a living being to respond has a one-word name. What is it?

Answer key — Class 6 Science — Living and non-living