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The Living Organisms-Characteristics and Habitats Class 6 notes - Chapter 9
We all are surrounded by plants, trees, animals, birds, microbes, and other living and nonliving things based on certain parameters, Scientists were able to differentiate between living and nonliving things.
Organisms
An organism is simply defined as any living thing, ranging from microscopic bacteria to large elephants and everything in between.
Different types of plants and animals are found in different areas.
E.g. deserts have camel and cacti as plants.
Beaches show coconut trees and crabs.
Fishes and other marine animals inhabit the sea.
Characteristics of Living Organisms
Plants are living things, but they do not appear to move like a dog or a pigeon.
On the other hand, a car or a bus can move, yet we consider them as non-living.
So there are certain characteristics that differentiate living from nonliving-
Living beings are made of cells.
Living beings obtain and use energy.
Living beings grow and develop.
Living beings reproduce.
Living beings adapt to their environment
Living beings respond to their environment or stimuli.
CBSE Class 6 Science Notes Chapter 9 - 1
Characteristics of Living Organisms
Let’s explore the important characteristics of living organisms one by one.
Nutrition
The process by which animals obtain food and utilize it for all the activities is called as nutrition.
Every organism requires nutrition for obtaining energy.
Growth
All living organisms grow and exhibit growth in different ways.
Their body cells divide and grow and thus overall growth is attained.
Respiration
Respiration is necessary for all living organisms.
It is through respiration that the body finally obtains energy from the food it takes.
Some animals may have different mechanisms for the exchange of gases, which is a part of the respiration process.
E.g. earthworms breathe through their skin and fish have gills for using oxygen dissolved in water.
In humans, we respire by breathing in oxygen breathing out the carbon dioxide.
Response to Stimulus
Changes in our surroundings that makes us respond to them are called stimuli.
All living beings react to changes in their surroundings.
E.g. In response to increased temperature in summer, we use fans to cool our homes.
Excretion
All living things take food.
Not all the food that is eaten is really used, only a part of it is utilised by the body.
Unused/remaining food becomes waste and needs to be excreted.
Our body also produces some wastes, like urea, in other life processes.
Living organisms get rid of all this waste material and the process is known as excretion.
Reproduction
All living organisms give rise to a new organism of their own kind, by a process called reproduction.
The mode of reproduction may be different, in different animals and plants.
Some animals produce their young ones through eggs.
Some animals give birth to the young ones.
Plants produce seeds which germinate into new plants.
Some plants also reproduce through parts other than seeds.
E.g.: a part of a potato with a bud, grows into a new plant
Movement
Animals move from one place to another and also show other body movements.
Plants are generally anchored in the soil so they do not move from one place to another.
However, various substances like water, minerals and the food synthesised by the plants move from one part to other.
Plants also show other kinds of movement like the opening and closing of flower buds.
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Characteristic of Organisms
Animal Adaptation
Adaptation
The presence of specific features or certain habits, which enable a plant or an animal to live in its surroundings, is called adaptation.
Different animals are adapted to their surroundings in different ways.
Eg: Fish have slippery scales on their bodies.
These scales protect the fish and also help in easy movement through water.
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Adaptation
Habitats
Surroundings
The different surroundings or areas have different organisms that live in.
E.g.: The deserts have camels, the mountains have goats and yak.
Habitat
The surrounding where living organisms survive is known as habitat.