Living Creatures Exploring their Characteristics Class 6 MCQ
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of living beings?
a) They can fly
b) They grow and reproduce ✔✅
c) They can change colour
d) They can be moved by wind
2. Which process provides energy to living beings?
a) Nutrition
b) Respiration ✔✅
c) Excretion
d) Reproduction
3. What do plants release during photosynthesis?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Oxygen ✔✅
c) Nitrogen
d) Water vapour
4. Which of the following is a non-living thing?
a) Tree
b) Dog
c) Bird
d) Rock ✔✅
5. Which life process involves removal of waste from the body?
a) Respiration
b) Nutrition
c) Excretion ✔✅
d) Reproduction
6. What is the first stage of a mosquito’s life cycle?
a) Larva
b) Pupa
c) Egg ✔✅
d) Adult
7. Which stage of mosquito does not feed?
a) Egg
b) Larva
c) Pupa ✔✅
d) Adult
8. Frog eggs are commonly known as:
a) Larva
b) Spawn ✔✅
c) Tadpole
d) Pupa
9. The change of a tadpole into an adult frog is called:
a) Germination
b) Respiration
c) Metamorphosis ✔✅
d) Reproduction
10. Which plant shows response to touch?
a) Sunflower
b) Rose
c) Touch-me-not ✔✅
d) Mango
11. Growth in living beings occurs due to:
a) External addition
b) Cell division ✔✅
c) Increase in size only
d) Accumulation of dust
12. Which of the following is essential for seed germination?
a) Soil only
b) Water and air ✔✅
c) Fertilizers
d) Chlorophyll
13. Movement of roots towards gravity is called:
a) Phototropism
b) Hydrotropism
c) Geotropism ✔✅
d) Thigmotropism
14. Plants bend towards sunlight due to:
a) Geotropism
b) Phototropism ✔✅
c) Chemotropism
d) Hydrotropism
15. Which of the following can reproduce?
a) Stone
b) Chair
c) Plant ✔✅
d) Table
16. Which of the following is an insectivorous plant?
a) Neem
b) Tulsi
c) Venus flytrap ✔✅
d) Banyan
17. Which stage of frog lives only in water?
a) Adult frog
b) Froglet
c) Tadpole ✔✅
d) Egg
18. Why is stagnant water harmful?
a) It smells bad
b) It causes floods
c) It is a breeding ground for mosquitoes ✔✅
d) It cools the surroundings
19. Which part of plant helps in respiration?
a) Roots
b) Stem
c) Leaves ✔✅
d) Flowers
20. Which of the following is NOT a life process?
a) Respiration
b) Excretion
c) Photosynthesis
d) Rusting ✔✅