The living organisms - characteristics and habitats MCQs with Answers

Question-1. Which is not an abiotic component of environment?

1. Soil
2. Bacteria
3. Water
4. Air

Question-2. Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. Several kinds of plants and animals may share the same habitat.
2. All the animals and plants in a habitat are adopted to it.
3. Both the statements are correct.
4. None of these is correct.

Question-3. The habitat of plants and animals that live in water is called

1. Aquatic
2. Terrestrial
3. Mountain
4. Grassland

Question-4. Camels have long legs which help to :

1. Run long distances
2. Keep their body away from the heat of the desert
3. Carry a lot of luggage
4. Be able to run in the sand

Question-5. Fishes have scales on their body. This helps them to

1. Remain in the same place in water.
2. Balance themselves in water
3. Change directions in water
4. Swim in water.

Question-6. In the sea plants and animals are surrounded by:

1. Sweet water
2. Saline water
3. Hot water
4. Cold water

Question-7. Lions have eyes in front because

1. It can see the colour of t he object correctly
2. It should look in front only
3. It can locate its prey exactly
4. It knows the presence of its prey.

Question-8. Living beings are characterized by all except

1. Reproduction
2. Locomotion
3. Respiration
4. getting crystallized

Question-9. Suppose you accidently sit on a drawing pin. You would jump up quickly. The pricking of the pin is called the

1. Response
2. paining reaction
3. quick reaction
4. stimulus

Question-10. The mountain goat has strong hooves:

1. For attacking other animals
2. For protecting it from cold
3. For running up the rocky slopes
4. For scratching its back

Question-11. The presence of specific features or certain habits, which enable a plant or an animal to live in its surroundings, is called

1. Habitat
2. Adaptation
3. Terrestrial
4. Aquatic

Question-12. The surroundings where organisms live is called;

1. Adaptation
2. Habitat
3. Environment
4. Abiotic environment

Question-13. Animals and plants have certain features which make them to survive in a particular habitat. This is called

1. adaptation
2. speciation
3. specialisation
4. evolution

Question-14. Bending of a stem towards sunlight is called

1. geotropism
2. phototropism
3. hydrotropism
4. nasticism

Question-15. Respiration in aquatic animals occurs by

1. lungs
2. gills
3. nostrils
4. legs

Question-16. Sunken stomata are present in

1. hydrophytes
2. epiphytes
3. xerophytes
4. mesophytes

Question-17. What are the characteristics of a desert plant?

1. No leaves or very small leaves
2. Spines
3. Deep roots
4. All of these

Question-18. Which is a biotic component of environment?

1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Microorganisms
4. All of these

Question-19. Which is an aquatic adaptation?

1. Streamlined body
2. Light and hollow bones
3. Hair on body
4. Gills

Question-20. Which is an example of an animal found in mountain region?

1. Leopard
2. Yak
3. Mountain goat
4. All of these