Habitats & Feeding Habits — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology MCQs with Solutions
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · easy · theory
The natural place where a plant or an animal lives is called its:
A. Nest
B. Habitat ✓ Correct
C. Zoo
D. Garden
Solution: A habitat is the natural home where a living thing lives and finds its food.
Q2 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · easy · theory
Animals that eat only plants are called:
A. Omnivores
B. Carnivores
C. Predators
D. Herbivores ✓ Correct
Solution: Herbivores, like cows and goats, eat only plants.
Q3 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · easy · theory
Animals that eat only the flesh of other animals are called:
A. Producers
B. Carnivores ✓ Correct
C. Omnivores
D. Herbivores
Solution: Carnivores, like lions and tigers, eat only the flesh of other animals.
Q4 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · easy · theory
The natural habitat of a fish is:
A. Hot sand
B. Dry desert
C. Water ✓ Correct
D. Open air
Solution: Fish live in water, which is their natural habitat.
Q5 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · medium · theory
A bear eats fruits as well as small animals. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a/an:
A. Omnivore ✓ Correct
B. Herbivore
C. Producer
D. Carnivore
Solution: Omnivores, like bears and humans, eat both plants and animals.
Q6 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · medium · theory
Which feature helps a camel live in a hot, sandy desert?
A. It stores fat in its hump and can go a long time without water ✓ Correct
B. It has webbed feet for swimming
C. It has feathers to fly
D. It has gills to breathe under water
Solution: A camel's hump stores fat and it can survive long without water, which suits desert life.
Q7 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · medium · theory
A fish takes in oxygen from water using special organs called:
A. Lungs
B. Nostrils
C. Gills ✓ Correct
D. Fins
Solution: Fish breathe with gills, which take in the oxygen dissolved in water.
Q8 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · medium · theory
A plant-eating animal like a cow usually has:
A. Poison fangs
B. No teeth at all
C. Broad, flat teeth for grinding grass ✓ Correct
D. Long, sharp pointed teeth for tearing flesh
Solution: Herbivores have broad, flat teeth to grind plant food such as grass.
Q9 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · hard · theory
A duck has webbed feet. This adaptation mainly helps the duck to:
A. Climb tall trees
B. Dig deep into the soil
C. Catch insects in the air
D. Paddle and swim in water ✓ Correct
Solution: Webbed feet act like paddles, helping the duck swim in water.
Q10 — Habitats & Feeding Habits · hard · theory
A fish dies soon after it is taken out of water. The main reason is that in air the fish:
A. Cannot take in oxygen because its gills work only in water ✓ Correct
B. Has no legs to walk
C. Feels too cold
D. Cannot see anything
Solution: A fish's gills can only take oxygen from water, so out of water it cannot breathe.