REVISION:1
Assertion and reasoning
1. Assertion: Air,soil,water,light and temperature are called abiotic
components
Reason: Abiotic components include physical conditions and non living
material that affect the growth and maintenance of living components.
2. Assertion: Fungi and bacteria are the organisms that help in
decomposition
Reason: Decomposers feed on green plants.
3. Assertion: Secondary consumers are also called as carnivores.
Reason: some animals feed on both producers as well as the primary
consumers.
4. Assertion : Cows, buffaloes are the milch animals.
Reason: Milch animals are milk giving animals.
5. Assertion : Scurvy is a deficiency disease.
Reason: citrus fruits , Indian gooseberry are the rich source of Vitamin
C.
6. Assertion: Roughage helps in bowel movement and prevents
constipation.
Reason : Green vegetables , fruits and grains contains large amount of
cellulose.
7. Assertion:wood, wall , book are the examples of transparent
materials.
Reason: The material that allow the light to pass through is called
Transparent material.
8. Assertion (A): Gases like helium and hydrogen donot dissolve in
water.
Reason(R): Some gases dissolve in water whereas some donot.
9. Assertion (A): Burning of wood is a physical change.
Reason (R): The products such as ash and smoke formed on burning of
wood cannot be converted back to wood.
10. Assertion: Decaying of food is a chemical change.
Reason (R): Decaying of food is not a permanent change.
11. Assertion: The objects which move to and fro have oscillatory
motion.
Reason: A swing is an example of ocillatory motion.
12. Assertion – Living things produce more of their own kind through
reproduction
Reason – Only animals reproduce their own kind plants can not
reproduce.
13. Assertion: Amoeba is an example of unicellular organism.
Reason: The organisms that are made up of single cell are called
unicellular organisms.
14. Assertion: All living things need food and water to grow.
Reason: Green plants synthesize their food by using carbondioxide
and water.
