?

Following is a case study. Answer the questions 5 to 8 based on information given below

3. They have successfully crossed the bridge. Now they have to cross the main flooding river. The river is very deep
and totally flooded so building a bridge is not possible. They have 7 pieces of wooden logs with them and want
to create a raft using these logs to cross the river safely. Help them choose the best design from the following
options?

Food Chain
An ecosystem consists of all the things interacting with each
other in a specific geographical area. They can be living or nonliving. Some examples of non-living things that support life in an
ecosystem are light, air, soil, and water. Living things are the
organisms (plants and animals) that use the non living or the
other living things as resources.

You cannot cut the logs. All the logs are of the same length and the logs are not very strong individually.

A.

B.

C.

All living and non living things are interlinked to each other. Plants
use sunlight to make their food. Some organisms depend on
plants for their food, they are called primary consumers. Some
organisms depend on primary consumers they are called
secondary consumers, so on and so forth.

D.

4. Rudder is a device used to steer a boat in a certain direction.

The river is flowing with extreme force downstream. Bob and
Sam have not reached the other shore. What should be the
direction of rudder?
(The given options represent top view of the boat)

Given is a diagram known as food chain. Look at it and answer a few questions.

5. Now complete the following sequence

Sun > Plants > ________ > Snake > ________

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Rudder at the
back of the boat

6. Animals like lion prey on other animals such as deer, what will happen if there are no deer in the forest?
I. The lion would go to another area to hunt for food
II. The lion would eat barks and roots of trees
III. The lion population in the area will start dwindling.

D. None of the
given options

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A.

B.

A. Rabbit, Rhino
B. Giraffe, Wolf
C. Lion, Cheetah
D. Rabbit, Hawk

C.

7.

Suppose a population of animal 'X' was introduced into the community. After the introduction of 'X', the
number of lions increased while the number of deer decreased. What do you think animal 'X' could be?

A. Both I and II
B. II only
C. Both I and III
D. I only

A. Another primary consumer like Zebra, which the lion can hunt
B. Some animal that hunts Lions
C. Another animal that hunts Deer
D. None of the above

8. Over a period of time, the number of deer drops. Which of the following statements can explain it?
I. The producers are available in lesser number
II. More species of primary consumers exist
III. An increase in the lion population
IV. The death rate of the deer is lower than its birth rate

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Iken Scientifica 2011 | Question Set D

A. I and IV
B. I, II and IV
C. I, II and III
D. II, III and IV

Iken Scientifica 2011 | Question Set D

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