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Class VI Science 📘 NCERT Solutions Ch 2: Diversity in the Living World NCERT book: Curiosity

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Class VI Science • Curiosity

🌿 Chapter 2: Diversity in the Living World

NCERT Solutions — Complete Question & Answer Guide

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📌 Key Concepts

✦ Biodiversity = variety of plants, animals, microorganisms in a region

✦ Plants: Herbs (soft stem), Shrubs (woody, medium), Trees (tall, hard trunk)

✦ Climbers need support; Creepers spread along the ground

✦ Taproot (one main root, dicots) vs Fibrous root (many thin roots, monocots)

✦ Reticulate venation (net-like, dicots) vs Parallel venation (monocots)

✦ Animals by habitat: Aquatic, Terrestrial, Amphibians

✦ Adaptation = special features helping organisms survive in their environment

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Q1 What differences do you find among the roots and leaf venation of two types of seeds?

ANSWER

Feature	Seed 1 (Wheat)	Seed 2 (Gram)
Root type	Fibrous root	Taproot
Leaf venation	Parallel	Reticulate
Cotyledons	One (Monocot)	Two (Dicot)

Q2 Group animals based on habitats: Dolphin, Horse, Frog, Crocodile, Sheep, Whale, Squirrel, Tortoise, Earthworm, Pigeon.

ANSWER

Habitat	Animals
Aquatic (water)	Dolphin, Whale
Terrestrial (land)	Horse, Sheep, Squirrel, Earthworm, Pigeon
Amphibians (both)	Frog, Crocodile, Tortoise

Q3 What is biodiversity? Why is it important?

ANSWER

Biodiversity

The wide variety of living organisms — plants, animals, microorganisms — found in a region.

Important because:

Maintains ecosystem balance
Ensures food chains & food webs
Provides food, medicine, raw materials
Helps pollination, nutrient cycling

Q4 What is adaptation? Give examples.

ANSWER

Adaptation

A special feature or habit that helps an organism survive in its habitat.

Animal	Adaptation	Purpose
Fish	Streamlined body, gills, fins	Swimming & breathing in water
Camel	Long eyelashes, hump, wide hooves	Surviving desert heat & sand
Mountain goat	Strong hooves, thick fur	Climbing rocks, surviving cold
Cactus	Thick stem, spines instead of leaves	Storing water in desert

Q5 How can we group plants based on their stem?

ANSWER

Group	Stem Type	Examples
Herbs	Small, soft, green	Mint, Tulsi, Coriander
Shrubs	Medium, woody, branches near base	Rose, Hibiscus
Trees	Tall, thick, hard trunk	Mango, Neem, Banyan
Climbers	Weak, needs support	Grapevine, Money plant
Creepers	Weak, spreads on ground	Pumpkin, Watermelon

Q6 Differentiate between taproot and fibrous root.

ANSWER

Feature	Taproot	Fibrous Root
Structure	One main thick root with branches	Many thin roots from stem base
Leaf venation	Reticulate (net-like)	Parallel
Seed type	Dicot (two cotyledons)	Monocot (one cotyledon)
Examples	Mustard, Carrot, Radish	Wheat, Rice, Grass, Maize

Q7 How are animals grouped by food habits?

ANSWER

Group	Food	Examples
Herbivores	Only plants	Cow, Deer, Rabbit
Carnivores	Only animals	Lion, Tiger, Eagle
Omnivores	Both plants & animals	Bear, Crow, Human

Q8 Who is the "Birdman of India"?

ANSWER

Salim Ali is known as the "Birdman of India." He was a famous Indian ornithologist (bird scientist) who contributed greatly to studying and conserving birds in India.

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