Class 5
CHAPTER-7
Amazing Animals
Question answers
Q1. Why do animals live in
different type of habitats?
Ans. Animals live in different
types of habitats due to their
different body structures.
Q2. How does body covering of
animals help them?
Ans. Body covering of animals
help them:-
a) by protecting them from
extremely hot and cold
weather.
b) By keeping them safe from
being hunted by other
animals.
Q3. Do all animals move in
the same way?
Ans. No, all animals do not
move in the same way.
Q4. Name different types of
habitat.
Ans. Different types of
habitat are:-
a) Forest
b) Desert
c) Polar region and
mountains
d) Ocean
e) Freshwater bodies.
Q5. Which aquatic animal
breathe through lungs?
Ans. Whales and dolphins
breathe through lungs.
Q6. Name the breathing
organ in insects.
Ans. Spiracles.
Q7. Name two animals of
polar region.
Ans. Polar bear and penguin
are the two animals of polar
region.
Q8. Name two animals that
have scales on their bodies.
Ans. Fishes and snakes.
Q9. How is air taken to all the
body parts of an insect's
body?
Ans. Air is taken to all parts of
an insect’s body through
breathing tubes.
Q10. What is habitat?
Ans. An area in which a
particular animal naturally
lives, eats, grows and
reproduces is called its
habitat.
Q11. Why do animals
migrate?
Ans. Animals migrate long
distances in search of food, to
avoid harsh weather
conditions and to breed.
Q12. Camels are adapted to
the desert regions. Some
people take them to different
regions or cities for joy rides
and entertainment and earn
money from them.
a) What features help a camel
to survive in deserts?
Ans a). Long legs of camel
help it to keep its body away
from the hot sand. Other
features are long eyelashes,
nostrils and hump on its back.
b) Is it right to shift animals
from their natural
environment to other
places? Why or Why not?
Ans b). No, because it is
difficult to survive in different
conditions.
Q13. How does a polar bear
survive in polar regions?
Ans. Polar bear survives in
polar regions because of its
thick fur and a layer of fat
under its skin to keep it
warm.
Q14. We cannot breathe in
water but fish can breathe
easily in water. Why?
Ans. Fishes breathe with the
help of gills and absorb
dissolved oxygen from water
which the human beings
cannot.
Q15. What is camouflage?
How does it help the
animals?
Ans. Camouflage is an
adaptation that helps an
organism blend in with its
surroundings. Blending in
helps the animal avoid
predators and increases its
ability to survive.
Q16 . How are emu and pigeon
different from each other?
Ans. Pigeon has strong wings
and lighter body which helps
it to fly whereas Emu cannot
fly due to its heavy body and
weak wings.
BOOK EXERCISE
Page number 63
1. Habitat
2. Whale
3. Salamander
page number 65
1. eel
2. Snail and turtle
3. Grasshopper
Page number 70
Worksheet
A.MCQ
1. Hump
2. Polar regions
3. Aquatic animals
4. Omnivores
B. Circle the odd one
1. Camel
2. Frog
3. Bug
C. Fill in the blanks:-
1. Polar regions
2. Cool
3. Ocean
4. Gills
5. Scales.
D. Identify…..
1. Penguin
2. Grasshopper
3. Tortoise
SECTION B
A. MCQ 1.Snake
2. Chameleon
