Characteristics of Living Beings
Author:K K Gupta & Stalin Malhotra
6th CBSE
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Characteristics of Living Beings: Overview
This topic discusses the characteristics of animals and plants that set them apart. Living things need food and water. They respire, grow, move, excrete, reproduce, respond to stimuli and have a lifespan.
Important Questions on Characteristics of Living Beings
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Describe three different ways in which living organisms breathe.

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Define excretion.

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Plants grow away from the sunlight.

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Name the process by which plants make their own food.

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All living organisms give out carbon dioxide.

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The process of removing waste matter from the body is known as _____.

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Ferns produce _____ for reproduction.

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Organisms that make their own food are called _____ (heterotrophs/autotrophs).

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Plants breathe through _____.

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_____ has the shortest lifespan.
