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Question 14 Marks
(i) Names of two animals that you observed near or on plants.
(ii) Describe the shape, size and colours of these animals.
(iii) Guess why these animals were staying near these plants?
(iv) What other interesting things did you notice about these animals
Answer
(i) Monkey and Squirrels
(ii) Monkey is a medium sized animal. His shape is almost like a human. The colour of monkey is golden brown. Squirrels are small in size shaped like a rat. They are grey or brown colour with black stripes on the back.
(iii) Monkeys love to eat leaves, fruits from the plants and trees. Monkeys enjoy jumping from one branch to another. Squirrels eat nuts and seeds taken from plants. They drink water from the fruits like berries from the tree. They use the twigs, leaves and small branches to make their nest.
(iv) Monkeys use their tail to hang on the branches. They jump from one branch to another. They use their hands to pluck the fruit from the tree and store it in their mouth for long time. Squirrels move very fast. They can jump very high, store their seeds and build their nests at their own
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Question 24 Marks
What was the colour and texture of the two soil specimens that you collected during the previous activity? In which month did you pick them up? Did they smell different and can you describe the smells?
Answer
Observation of different featuresSoil type 1Soil type 2
ColourDark brown(coffee)Very dull brown
TextureMoist and softGrainy
SmellWet and pleasant (rain)Dusty
Month of collectionSeptemberDecember
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Question 34 Marks
Stand near your plant friend and look around. How many different animals can you spot? Describe them in words and fill in the table.
I saw...... (Describe)It was on....What was it doing?
A small hoping insectThe grassJumping around
A thin plant that curlsAnother plant nearbyNothing
A black bird
Answer
I saw...... (Describe)It was on....What was it doing?
A small hoping insectThe grassJumping around
A thin plant that curlsAnother plant nearbyNothing
A black birdbranchesSitting and singing cuckoo-cuckoo
A big animal with its baby animalNear a treePlaying with its baby animal
A beautiful birdIn the fieldsDancing spreading its feathers
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[4 marks Question-Answer] - LOOKING AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES STD 3 Questions - Vidyadip