Diversity in the Living World Class 6 Notes

Diversity in the Living World Class 6 Notes

Adaptations - The ability of living organisms to adjust themselves to their surroundings.

Amphibians - Organisms that can live both on land and in water.

Biodiversity - Variety of all living things and their interactions.

Cotyledon - Part of the embryo found within the seeds of a plant.

Habitat - It is a natural environment where an organism lives.

Monocot - Plants that have one cotyledon or a seed leaf after germination.

Dicot - Plants that have two cotyledons.

Venation - Arrangement of veins and the vienlets in the lamina of the leaves.

Herbs - Plants with green and tender stems.

Shrubs - A plant that is small to medium in size.

Sacred Groves - Smaller areas of religious belief where a particular plant species is grown and is considered sacred.

Fibrous Root - A type of root system in plants where many small roots grow from the base of the stem.

Tap Root - It is the main root and grows deep into the soil.

Terrestrial - Anything associated with a land or the earth’s surface.

Aquatic - Plants or animals that live in water.