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Class VI Science 📘 NCERT Solutions Ch 10: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics NCERT book: Curiosity
Updated 24 Feb 2026
Class VI Science • Curiosity

🦋 Chapter 10: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

NCERT Solutions — Complete Question & Answer Guide

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📌 Key Concepts

✦ Living things: Movement, Growth, Nutrition, Respiration, Excretion, Response, Reproduction

✦ Movement: Animals move; plants show movement in parts

✦ Growth: Increase in size (seed→plant, baby→adult)

✦ Respiration: Breathing — take in O₂, release CO₂

✦ Excretion: Removing waste products from body

✦ Response to stimuli: Reacting to changes in environment

✦ Reproduction: Producing offspring of same kind

✦ Seed germination needs: water, air (oxygen), warmth

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Q1 List characteristics of living things.
ANSWER
CharacteristicExample
MovementAnimals walk; sunflower turns toward sun
GrowthKitten→cat; seed→tree
NutritionAnimals eat; plants do photosynthesis
RespirationLungs (humans); Gills (fish)
ExcretionSweating, urination; leaf fall in plants
ResponseTouch-me-not folds; pupil contracts in light
ReproductionHen lays eggs; plants produce seeds
Q2 Differentiate living and non-living things.
ANSWER
FeatureLivingNon-Living
GrowthGrow from withinDon't grow
ReproductionCan reproduceCannot
RespirationBreatheDon't breathe
MovementShow movementCan't move on their own
ResponseReact to stimuliDon't respond
ExamplesDog, tree, birdStone, table, water
Q3 Why is a car not living even though it moves?
ANSWER

A car cannot move on its own — needs driver/fuel. It doesn't grow, reproduce, breathe, excrete, or respond to stimuli. It has no life cycle.

Q4 Do plants show movement?
ANSWER

Yes!

  • Sunflower turns toward sun
  • Touch-me-not folds leaves when touched
  • Roots grow toward water
  • Stems grow toward light
  • Tendrils coil around supports
Q5 What conditions are needed for seed germination?
ANSWER
  • Water (moisture)
  • Air (oxygen)
  • Warmth (suitable temperature)

Remember

Seeds do NOT need sunlight for germination. Light is needed only after seedling emerges for photosynthesis.

Q6 Describe the life cycle of a plant.
ANSWER
  1. Seed
  2. Germination (sprouts)
  3. Seedling
  4. Mature plant
  5. Flowering
  6. Fruiting (fruits with seeds)
  7. Seed dispersal → cycle repeats
Q7 What is excretion?
ANSWER

Excretion

The process of removing waste products from the body.

OrganismMethod
HumansKidneys (urine), skin (sweat), lungs (CO₂)
PlantsLeaf fall, stomata
FishGills and kidneys
Q8 Give examples of response to stimuli.
ANSWER
  • We pull hand away from hot object
  • Pupil contracts in bright light
  • Touch-me-not folds leaves
  • Cockroach runs when light comes on
  • Sunflower turns toward sun

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