Diversity in the Living World

Manu's mother maintains a kitchen garden. One day, she was digging out radish from the soil. She told Manu that radish is a kind of root. Examine a radish and write what type of root it is. What type of venation would you observe in the leaves of radish plant?

Group the following animals into two groups based on any feature other than those discussed in the chapter—cow, cockroach, pigeon, bat, tortoise, whale, fish, grasshopper, lizard.

As the population grows and people want more comfortable lives, forests are being cut down to meet various needs. How can this affect our surroundings? How do you think we can address this challenge?

Raj argues with his friend Sanjay that "Gudhal (hibiscus) plant is a shrub". What questions can Sanjay ask for clarification?