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Seeds Are Great Travellers

humans also carry seeds from one place to another.
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Besides other agents of dispersal of seeds, remember
over the years, people do not even natively
either knowingly or unknowingly. Gradually some plants and know where they Animal Life
meet
where these plants originally grew. Let us
qrew. Lam the yummy g Animals are found almost everywhere on
truits sp giratfe
Earth. Some live on land, while others live
AMAZING BUT TRUEI in water. A few can live both on land and
George Mestral' saw seeds Itravelled far and in water. Animals like camels live in hot
wide from South
with tiny hooks, sticking ai over America deserts while polar bears prefer to live in deer

him the jdea of making velcro ice-covered regions.

larn natvely a
Igrew and was
6rt in Africal
European The homne or the natural surrounding of
though it alreade an animal is called its habitat. Animals
Why do farmers add manure to the soil even
contains minerals ? depend on their habitat for air, water, food
Tell me why?
the soit and shelter.
The crops, growing year after year, absorb minerals from salarnander
making it deficient and infertile. Lookat the picture below. It shows a beautiful
So, farmers add manure to the soill in order to increase the fertility of lake in midst of a forest. All animals come frog
soil and ensure that subsequent crops grow well. to the lake to quench their thirst. Observe
the picture carefully and classify the animals chrimo
Tell me how? according to their habitat.
How does excessive use of pesticides harm the environment?
Excessive use of pesticides kill the harmless insects alongwith the Animals thot live on lond
harmful ones. Further, the excessive pesticides poison the soil and Animas that live both on kand and in waterhone Sakmande
the plants growing in it. Sometimes the 'poison' also enters the
vegetables that we eat. Animas thot five in water

Tell me what? TeocherS Notes

What is Vana-Mahotsava?
1 ifpossible, short films on different types of animal habitats should be shOwn.
Vana-Mahotsava' is an initiative of the Indian government. Under
The learners should be encouraged to see varlous television programmes such as 'Man vs Wild' on the
this programme, every year, during a week in the month of July, lakhs Discovery channel o Best of Wikd' on the National Geographic Channel.
of trees are planted all across the country. This programme aims to The learners should be taken to the lab and the various body coverings of animals should be pointed
increase India's forest cover. out to then.
While teaching migration, the concept of migration with reference to hurman population should also
June 5 is observed as the World Environment Day. Plant a tree and be a planet protector! be taken up.
 Body Surface or Moist Skin
BREATHING IN ANIMALS SCIENCE
need to breathe in order to stay alive.
Animals breathe in air Animals like earthwWorms breathe through their moist skin. Frogs HUMOUR
All living things, including animals Different animals have different are amphibians. When they are on land they breathe through their
containing carbon dioxide. If fish lived on land
rich in oxygen and breathe out air lungs but when they are in water, they breathe through their moist which country would
organs for breathing. skin. A tadpole breathes through gills.
they live in?
Ican breathe through Answer: Finland !
Lungs my kungs as my
Mammals, birds and reptiles breathe moist skin.
Heyl I too breathe
with the help of lungs. Human beings through lungs SCIENCE
breathe in air through their nose. The HUMOUR S
air is then carried to the lungs through lam an aquatic What do you call a
the wind pipe. Exchange of gases takes mammal. So, i breathe Ionly have gills
fish with no eye?
place in the lungs. The oxygen present through lungs to breathe

in the lungs passes into the blood Answer : FSH II!

while the carbon dioxide present in the
blood is released into the lungs. This
Ibreathe throuah
carbon dioxide is removed from th Spiracles spiracles.
body when we breathe out. Aquatic
Insects like grasshoppers and cockroaches breathe through tiny
mammals like whales and dolphins Mammals, birds and reptiles breathe through lungs
also breathe through lungs. holes present on their bodies. These holes are called spiracles.
The spiracles lead to airtubes which form a network throughout
Gills
SEEING IS their bodies and carry air to all parts of the body.
BELIEVING
Aquatic animals like fish breathe through gills. Afish qulps in water Grasshopper
through its mouth. This water is made to flow over the gills.
As 8ODY COVERINGS
is Observe fish in
the water flows over the gilis, the fish takes in the ovgen that an aquarium. You Different animals have different types of body coverings. The body
dissolved in water and releases carbon dioxide into the water. The covering of an animal depends on its habitat.
water then flows out through the gill flaps. will find fAap like
structures on both Sexible scales
Scales)
sides of their head. covered
Bodies of fish and reptiles like snake, crocodile and lizard are Fish
These flaps cover overlapping scales which
with scales. Fish have a layer of flexible
arlls the gills. Note the do not allow water to enter their body. However, these scales allow
easy movement. Reptiles, on the other hand have horny scales that
movement of the
mouth Aans
flaps and the colour prevent water loss from their bodies.
horny scales
Fish breathe through gills of the gilis.
Crocodiie

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 Shell Sel
protected by a bones. Carnivorous birds like eagle, kites and vultures have
snail, tortoise and turtle are
Rodies of certain animals like their enemies and prevents their strong, sharp and hoked beaks to hold the prey-and tear its RIDDLE CORNER
hard shelL. The shel protects them from fiesh.
Why are frogs so happy?
bodies from drying out. Frogs have a sticky tongue with which they capture their prey
Snail Answer: Because they eat
which are mostly insects and fiies. To catch their prey, frogs flip whatever bugs them!
Feathers feathers. The feathers help the
birds to out their tongue.
8odles of birds are covered with them from rain.
well as protect
fy, keep their bodles warm as Help
feathers
Fur and Wool
arctic fox are covered witha thick
Bard

Bodies of animals like polar bear and

from the cold. Similarty, sheep are covered SCIENCE QUEST
layer of fur which protects them
have body hair.
with wool whlle human-beings The angler fish carries a
light to attract smaller fish.
FEEDING HABITS OF ANIMALS layer ot ur t then eats them!
Animals differ in their feeding habits.
Polar Bear Omnivores are animals that eat both plant products and flesh
of other animals. Crow, bear and human beings are omnivores.
andfeehave sharp incieo
Herbivores are plant-eating animals. Herbivores likecogoay
to grind their food. Rodents ib
Most omnivores have sharp incisors and strong molars which EXCURSION
to cut grass and plant parts. They also have broId molars helo
help them to eat both plant parts and flesh.
souirrels, rabbits and rats eat hard seeds and fruits. They have sharp front teeth which Visit a national park or a
wild life reserve. Observe
them to gnaw the food.
the different animals in
their natural habitat. Note
SCIENCE QUEST
their feeding habits, body
Frogs usually swallow coverings and organs that
their prey in one piece Man Eating AChicken Boy Eating An Apple help them in movement
because they have
teeth only in the upper
jaw and are not very
Cow-a herbivore Squirrela rodent good at chewing.
Carnivores are flesh-eating animals. Carnivores like tigers,
lions and cats have sharp and slightly curved canines to tear
flesh. They also have strong molars to chew and grind the
Bear Eating A Bamboo Shoot Bear Eating Flesh

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 Birds SEEING IS BELIEVING
modified into winos
MOVEMENT IN ANIMALS As a Matter of Fact The fore limbs of birds are
Visit a nearby pond and observe
Common Mistake
which help them to fly
Animals move from one place to another in search Worm is a kind of snake. walk, hop, run or how frogs swim with the help of
Birds use their hind limbs to their webbed feet. You can also
of food, shelter or to protect themselves from their perch on trees.
Actual Fact
enemies. Animals may also move in order to look for Worms donotpossess a backbone. feet that observe the webbed feet of a duck.
breeding place. Different animals have different AAquatic birds like ducks have webbed
asafe Snakes have backbones. Hence.
types of body parts which help them to move. help them to swim.
Worns and snakes are not the
Land animals same. RIDDLE CORNER
the
Most land animals have four limbs. The two in the front are called fore limbs while ore lunbs
What do you say to a hitch
two at the back acare called hind limbs. hiking frog?
Some animals like horse, cow and dogs use all four limbs to move
Some animals like human beings use only the hind limbs to move.
hind limbs
Reptiles Heyl I have short
legs to craw I have no
legs ! Answer: Hop in !!!
Some reptiles like
crocodiles, lizards and Aquatic animals
tortoise have short limbs Aquatic animals have fins, webbed unpaired fir tail fin
which help them to crawl.
feet or paddle-like limbs for
Snpakes do not have legs. Grocodle Snake
swimming.
They craw with the help of scales or plates present on the underside of their bodies. Fish swim with the help of their
Insects hns. Fish use three types of fhns
for movement. The paired fins
Insects have six legs which help them to move. help the fish to move forward. The paired fin
SCIENCE QUEST Fish
Some insects like butterfies and houseflies have unpaired fins help the fsh to keep
wings that help them to fly. Wings of insects differ from their balance while the tail fin
the wings of birds. Wings of helps the fish to change direction.
insects have no feathers or
You are so pretty Frogs and aquatic birds use
and you have bones unlike the wings of webbed feet to swim.
wings to fly ! birds.
Penguins have two flippers
which help them to swim while
turtles swim with the help of four webbed feet
Duck Penguin
Butterly
Ant paddle-like limbs.
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 MIGRATION Let us surf the net
due SCiENCE QUEST
animals over large distances Let us have fun, while we learn.
The mass movement of The Arctic tern migrates
to shortage of food, cold weather or to breed s called further than any other bird. Link:
htp//animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
migration.
migratory bird which comes to It flies from the Arctic to the
* The Siberian crane is a Antarctic and back again Link and learn
India during winters to breed. each year covering more Fill in the empty boxes with the helo words aiven below.
extremely cold
The Monarch butterfly fies from the during winter. than 50,000 kn.
Canada to the much warmer Mexico
Lungs, Grasshopper, Bird, Fish, Earthworm
Some whales migrate from the Organs of BreathingJ
North Pole at the beginning of
winter to the warmer tropical
seas to breed. When the
climate becomes too warm,
the whales migrate back to the
arctic tern Body surface
polar region along with
thei Luhys Spiracles Gills

young ones.
MY BAG OF TERMS Cat Tadpole
"Habitat " Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore GmarhaPrca
Cockroach Frog
Rodent Spiracles "Migration
Now IKNOW
is called its habitat.
The home or the natural surrounding of an animal
Different animals live in different habitats
Put On Vour Thinking Cap
Animals breathe through different organs like lungs, gills, body surface or spiracles. A. Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
1. Frogs breathe through ng (lungs/gills) when on land.
The bodies of most animals are covered by different coverings like scales, shell,
feathers, hair or fur. 2. Fish use ta (tailpoired) fins to change direction while swimming.
3. toaReptiles/nsects) breathe through spiracles.
Depending on their feeding habits, animals have been grouped as herbivores, The body of_bod (birds/bats) is covered with feathers.
carnivores and omnivores. 5 The body of a t t e (turtle/fish) is covered with aachell.

Animals use different body parts like legs, wings, flippers, scales and fins to move from B Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion ( and the other labelled Reason (R). Selec
one place to another. thé correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (C), (d) and (e) as given below.
& The mass movement of animals over large distances due to shortage of food, cold (a) Both A and Rare true and Ris correct explanation of the assertion.
weather or to breed is known as migration. (b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

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 (c) Ais true but Ris false. HOTS QUESTIONS
(d) A is false butR0s true. Anu was surprised to learn that an ant is an insect
(e) Both A and R are false.
Assertion (A): The monarch butterfly flies from Canada to Mexico during winter. but a spider is not. Observe the pictures carefuly
and explain why a spider is not an insect.
Reason (R) : It migrates to the warmer Mexico to escape from the extremely cold climatic
conditions of Canada during winter. 2. Arpit thinks that a tadpole is a fish as it lives in
water and breathes through gills. Do you agree with Ant spider
Code:
the statement? Give reasons.
2 Assertion (A): Tiqer is an omnivores animal.
Reason (R) : Omnivores are animals that eat both plant products and flesh of other FUN TIME
animals.
Who's lying?
Code Find out who is tying ! Put a cross (*) in the box next to the animal that is lying.
3. Assertion (A):The body of a snail is covered by shell. So what
Reason (R): The shell helps the snail to fly. Hey friendt I My feathers are very
breathe hard too.
Code
through gilis.
4. Assertion (A) : Birds can fly.
Reason (R): Birds have heavy bones. Hey birdy!
Code:
Look sithery!
the
Look at my shell it
You dont keeps me safe.
one
5. Assertion (A):Insects have six legs. Ihave fins too.
Reason (R): Some insects like butterflies and houseflies have wings that help them to fv. (s that so?
am a carnivore
Look-are they not
Code pretty?

C. Correct and rewrite the incorrect statements by changing the highlighted ward.
1. Mammals breathe through spiracles.
l am a
2. Grocodiles do not have legs. so they craw with the help of plates or scales. carnivore.
Iuse my fins
to move
3. The bind limbs of birds are modified to form wings
4. Earthworms are amphibians.
5. The Monarch butterfly migrates to India from Canada. INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITY (Integrated with Geography)
D, Answer the following questions. The Siberian crane is a majestic bird that migrates
1. Define habitat. In what ways are animals dependent on their habitat? from Russia to India in winter. It has white plumage,
2 Bodies of both reptiles and fish are covered with scales. Mention any two differences identifiable by its red mask and white cap. Siberian
between the scales of reptiles and fish, cranes are born with beautiful little blue eyes. After
3 Name the three types of fins present in fish and mention their functions.
about six months, they change to a light yellow colour.
4. Frogs are amphibians. How are they able to breathe both on land and in water?
On a political map of India, mark the states that
5) Both snakes and crocodiles are reptiles. However, they move using different organs. Explain
the difference in their movements in detail. are visited by Siberian crane. You can also find out
6. What is migration? Explain with suitable examples. interesting facts about Siberia. You can try to find out
wty Siberia is not considered to be a country.
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wWE-Wordd Wide Fund For Nature longer exist.

Answer the following in one word.
once lived on the Earth, no
Many species of animals that disannear
centuries back caused the wooly mammoth to Aparajita wrapped some seeds in moist cotton and
Drastic climate changes that occured climnatic chano
Perhaps this also has been the reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs. These kept them in a wam sunny place. After two days,
activities but were purely natural. she saw seedlings emerge from the seeds. What is
were not caused due to human extinct or are this process known as?
recent past, certain species of animals havve either become
However, in the poaching and deforestation.
certain human activities like
endangered due to 2. Raju noticed some seeds having wings on them.
Oh you human
was These seeds were very light in weight. Name the
Alas, my woolly coat You have caused ny
not enough to save me extinction likely agent of dispersal.
from the cold

3. Some ccops like maize and cotton are qrown in the

dodo
rainy season and harvested in September-October.
mammoh
woes. What are such crops known as?
species of animals and listen to their
Let us meet some endangered
DOlar bear 4 Sometimes, animals show mass movement over
royal bengal tiger giant panda God 1Why did you large distances due to shortage of food or cold
You greeoy rm ohgethe
Stop ltusls homl
Humans kill me forit! weather. What are such mass movements known
Live and let Iive as?

Goshl This ice is 5. Fish have different types of fins. Name the type of
ohl The famlands mefting too fast. If all of fin that helps it to keep its balance while swimming.
thave to hunt have made my food, it melts how would
over a wide area. vanish.shall nerish of live and how would
hahitat will make asian elephant hunger! black rhioo hunt for seals ! Read the clues carefully and identify the following.
me disappear 1 and reptiles
1 This is a breathing organ present in mammals, birds
crocodiles and lizards.
Governments of different cOuntries have passed laws against killing This is a special type of body covering found in fish,
of wildlife. National parks and wildlife sanctuaries have been made These are special openings or holes present on the body of insects like grasshoppers
3.
breathe.
to protect the wildife. Many charities are also working to protect the and cockroaches. These openings help the insects to
like locusts.
wildlife and their habitats One such organisation is the wWF or the These are chemicals that are sprayed to protect crops from insects
WWF jute grow well in such soil.
Word Wide Fund For Nature. Find more about them on their internet This kind of soil can hold a lot of water. Crops like rice and
site: www.wwf.org
Make a comic strip on protection of wildlife.
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Time:1 hour GRADE:

and plants. They are found
The world is full of animals
habitats like mountains, rainforests, MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
almost everywhere. All
seas and fresh water support a
hot deserts, cold deserts, any Fil in the blanks. (1x 5= 5)
variety of animal and plant life. Find out the names of plant emerges from a seed and begins to grow is called
each of these habitats. 1. The process byy which a baby
living in
four plants and animals shown below. -(germination/photosynthesis).
draw a habit chart as
Take a chart paper and animals in their respective 2. The process by which seeds are scattered away from the mother plant is called
pictures of plants and
Now, paste (gerninotion/dispersal).
habitats. 3. Plants like ferns reproduce through (stem cuttings/spores).
The home or natural surrounding of an animal is called its
4.
S. Mammals, birds and reptiles breathe with the help of
Il. Complete the series.
1 Polar bear : fur : Bird:
(dengs)
(1x4 = 4)

2. Bird: wing :Crocodile:

3. Sycamore : : Dandelion: hair
plants
4 Sweet potato : Potato stem
1%5 5)
. Tick ( the correct option.
plants snimais

1. Seeds of which of the following plants are dispered by water?

aDniimmaals cOLD
DESERT
HOT
DESERT O Lotus O Cockebur O Mango OPapaya
2. Which of the following has seeds that bear hooks?
FRESH MOUNTAINS OBurdock O Lotus OMango OCoconut
WATER
3. Which of the following reproduces through leaves?
RAIN OBryophylum O Potato OMoney plant ORose
nimals
SEAS
FORESTS
nima Which of the following breathes through spiracles?
OGrasshopper O Earthworm
olants plante O Dolphin OTadpole
5. Which of the following breathes through its moist skin?
O Dolphin O Earthworm O Grasshopper O Sparrow
(2 x3 = 6)
V. Answer the following briefly.
1. What is migration? Why do animals migrate?
2. Fish have paired and unpaired fins. Explain their functions.
Give an example of each type.
3. Write any one difference between Kharif and Rabi crops.

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