Aquatic Life Class 5 - EVS kkgoenka

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Aquatic Life - Plants & Animals






By Aashish Gupta Sir








             Class    5             


Aquatic Plants and Animals

Those plants and animals which are found/live in water are called Aquatic Plants and Animals.

Aquatic Animals 

Seahorse, Fish, Whale, Seal, 

Aquatic Plants 

Lotus, Water lily


Unique features of Aquatic Plants 

1.  Absence of cuticle layer on body surface.

2. Stomata always remain open. 

3.  Both sides of leaves have stomata.

4. Body is less rigid and leaves have air sacs. 

5. Roots are smaller and specialised to absorb oxygen dissolved in water.

Amphibian

The animals that can live on both land and water are called Amphibians. Example frogs, tortoise, salamanders etc.. 
But turtle is not an amphibian. It is a reptile. 

At present amphibians have been assign some other characters also as unshelled eggs, permeable skin, cold blooded animals (body temperature is not constant) etc.  

Penguins 

Penguins are flightless birds.

These are commonly found towards Southern hemisphere (South Pole ) . 

These are black towards back while white towards below. 

There are 18 species or varieties of Penguins. 

Some of them are about 1 m in height while some are only 14 inches. 

These live in water bodies and hence called Marine Birds.



Ques. A.   Match the items given in Column A with those given in Column B.

Column A           Column B 

1.Seal                  Reptile    

2.Fish                  Flippers              
3.Frog                  Fins 

4.Turtle              Amphibian

Ques. B.   Draw a neat labelled diagram of a fish and colour it .
Ques.  C.  Answer in brief -

Q.1.  Name two aquatic animals.

Q.2.  Name two aquatic plants. 

Q.3.   Three unique features of aquatic plants.

Q.4.  Define the term  Amphibians. Give  two  examples.

Q.5.  What type of animal is Penguin ? What are its unique features ?













Important Links




https://evskkgoenka.blogspot.com/2021/06/Plant-World-EVS-kkgoenka.html


https://evskkgoenka.blogspot.com/2021/06/Universe-EVS-kkgoenka.html










  

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