Chapter 10. Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics-40 Important MCQs with Answers Science Curiosity Class 6 In English

Chapter 10. Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

The following multiple-choice questions are prepared according to the latest NCERT Curiosity textbook and CBSE competency-based pattern. They cover conceptual understanding, observations, life cycles, seed germination, and characteristics of living organisms.

40 Important MCQs with Answer Key

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Which of the following is a living organism?

(A) Stone (B) Tree (C) Chair (D) Table

2. Which characteristic is common to all living organisms?

(A) They can fly (B) They perform life processes (C) They make their own food (D) They have legs

3. Which of the following is a non-living thing?

(A) Butterfly (B) Mushroom (C) Rock (D) Fish

4. The permanent increase in the size of a living organism is called

(A) Respiration (B) Growth (C) Reproduction (D) Nutrition

5. Living organisms require food mainly to obtain

(A) Water (B) Energy (C) Air (D) Light

6. The process of releasing energy from food is called

(A) Digestion (B) Respiration (C) Excretion (D) Germination

7. Which life process removes waste materials from the body?

(A) Growth (B) Nutrition (C) Excretion (D) Reproduction

8. Which of the following is a stimulus?

(A) Light (B) Heat (C) Touch (D) All of these

9. The folding of the leaves of the touch-me-not plant is an example of

(A) Reproduction (B) Response to stimuli (C) Respiration (D) Germination

10. Which process helps in the continuation of a species?

(A) Respiration (B) Reproduction (C) Excretion (D) Digestion

11. The process by which a seed develops into a young plant is called

(A) Germination (B) Pollination (C) Fertilisation (D) Respiration

12. Which of the following is essential for seed germination?

(A) Water (B) Air (C) Suitable temperature (D) All of these

13. Most seeds do not require ________ for germination.

(A) Water (B) Air (C) Sunlight (D) Temperature

14. Which part of the seed emerges first during germination?

(A) Flower (B) Root (C) Leaf (D) Fruit

15. The shoot of a young plant generally grows

(A) Downward (B) Towards light (C) Inside the soil (D) Towards water only

16. Roots mainly grow

(A) Towards sunlight (B) Downward into the soil (C) Sideways only (D) Upward

17. Plants prepare their own food by

(A) Respiration (B) Photosynthesis (C) Germination (D) Excretion

18. Which pores help plants exchange gases?

(A) Xylem (B) Phloem (C) Stomata (D) Root hairs

19. Which stage comes immediately after the egg in the frog's life cycle?

(A) Adult Frog (B) Froglet (C) Tadpole (D) Pupa

20. A tadpole lives mainly in

(A) Air (B) Soil (C) Water (D) Trees

21. Which stage comes after the larva in the mosquito's life cycle?

(A) Egg (B) Adult (C) Pupa (D) Tadpole

22. The complete life cycle of a mosquito is

(A) Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult

(B) Egg → Tadpole → Adult

(C) Seed → Plant → Flower

(D) Egg → Adult → Larva

23. Which animal undergoes metamorphosis?

(A) Cow (B) Frog (C) Cat (D) Goat

24. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?

(A) Growth (B) Respiration (C) Photosynthesis (D) Reproduction

25. Photosynthesis is carried out mainly by

(A) Animals (B) Green plants (C) Fungi (D) Humans

26. Which living organism does not move from one place to another?

(A) Dog (B) Fish (C) Plant (D) Bird

27. Plants respond to light by

(A) Producing flowers immediately

(B) Bending their shoots towards light

(C) Stopping growth

(D) Changing into seeds

28. Which condition is NOT required for seed germination?

(A) Air (B) Water (C) Suitable temperature (D) Fertiliser

29. Which of the following is an example of a non-living object?

(A) Bird (B) Fish (C) Wooden chair (D) Tree

30. Which process provides energy needed by living organisms?

(A) Germination (B) Respiration (C) Reproduction (D) Pollination

31. A wooden log is considered non-living because it

(A) Cannot move by itself

(B) Does not perform life processes

(C) Is brown in colour

(D) Is made of wood

32. The touch-me-not plant folds its leaves when touched because it

(A) Sleeps during the day

(B) Responds to stimuli

(C) Needs water

(D) Is drying up

33. Which of the following grows into an adult frog?

(A) Seedling (B) Tadpole (C) Larva (D) Pupa

34. Which stage appears just before the adult mosquito?

(A) Egg (B) Larva (C) Pupa (D) Tadpole

35. The first leaves that appear after germination are called

(A) Roots (B) Cotyledons/Seed leaves (C) Flowers (D) Fruits

36. Which statement is correct?

(A) All living things can make their own food.

(B) Every living organism grows and reproduces.

(C) Only animals respire.

(D) Plants do not respond to stimuli.

37. Which factor helps us identify a living organism most accurately?

(A) Colour

(B) Size

(C) Performance of life processes

(D) Shape

38. The life cycle of a flowering plant begins with a

(A) Fruit (B) Flower (C) Seed (D) Root

39. Why should grains be stored in dry containers?

(A) To make them heavier

(B) To prevent seed germination and fungal growth

(C) To increase their size

(D) To change their colour

40. Which statement is correct?

(A) Non-living things reproduce.

(B) Plants do not grow.

(C) Living organisms have a definite life cycle.

(D) Stones respire.

Answer Key

1-B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-B, 5-B, 6-B, 7-C, 8-D, 9-B, 10-B,
11-A, 12-D, 13-C, 14-B, 15-B, 16-B, 17-B, 18-C, 19-C, 20-C,
21-C, 22-A, 23-B, 24-C, 25-B, 26-C, 27-B, 28-D, 29-C, 30-B,
31-B, 32-B, 33-B, 34-C, 35-B, 36-B, 37-C, 38-C, 39-B, 40-C.