Chapter 1 - Interaction Among Living Things

Part A

Each question is followed by four answer choices, which are

A, B, C and D. Only one of them is correct. Choose the
correct answer.

1 What is the effect of competition between living things in a

habitat?
A It can cause environmental pollution
B It may reduce the population of the organisms that are
competing
C It can increase the number of living things that are
competing
D It ensures the survival of living species

2 Cow Chicken Fish

Goat Tiger Flamingo
Deer Elephant Rat
P Q R

Figure 1

Which group of animals in Figure 1 compete among

themselves for food?

A P only
B Q only
C P and Q
D Q and R
3 Which of the following basic needs can cause competition
among plants when in limited supply?

I Food
II Sunlight
III Water
IV Living Space

A II and III only

B II, III and IV only
C I, II and IV only
D I, II, III and IV

Figure 2
Based on Figure 2, in which pot does the most competition
for water and minerals occur?

A I and II only
B II only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

5 Competition only takes place when

A basic needs become limited

B population increases
C there are more females than male species in a habitat
D the number of living things in a habitat increases
6 Which of the following animals are threatened with
extinction?

I Blue whale
II Monkey
III Tiger
IV Rhinoceros

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

7 What is the negative effect of the rampant building of

houses?

I The depletion of natural resources

II Destruction of the natural habitat of living things
III Landslides
IV The extinction of living things

A I and II only
B I and III only
C II, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV
8 Tree-clearing without proper planning can cause soil
erosion. What is the negative effect of soil erosion?

I Landslides
II Climate change
III Decrease in land fertility
IV River pollution

A I and III only

B I, III and IV only
C II, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV

9 Which of the following is an effort to conserve wildlife?

A Intensive logging
B Construction of more dams
C Commercial breeding of chickens
D The setting up of forest reserves

10 Which of the following animals is not under protection?

A Leatherback turtles
B Tigers
C Hornbills
D Giraffes
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Figure 3
The animal in Figure 3 is threatened with extinction due
to illegal hunting. It is hunted for its

I skin
II claws
III eyes
IV organs

A I, II and III only

B I, II and IV only
C II, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV

12 Which of the following is not the importance of

plants in relation to living things in our universe?

A To supply carbon dioxide to animals

B To supply food to animals
C To supply oxygen to animals
D To control the surrounding temperature

13 The rhinoceros is threatened with extinction due to the

hunting activities of humans for its
A horn
B tusk
C skin
D oil
14 Why do pigeon orchids grow on other plants?
A To enable their flowers to be pollinated more easily
by insects such as bees
B To absorb minerals from the surface of the tree bark
C To obtain food from that plant
D To avoid being eaten by animals such as goats

15 What are the contributions of animals to human

beings?

I Representing a source of food

II Carrying out work
III Providing raw materials for furniture
IV Providing raw materials for clothes

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

16 The animal conservation programme in Rantau Abang,

Terengganu is carried out to protect

A turtles
B lions
C rhinoceros
D gaurs
17 Soil pollution is caused by the following factors
except

A throwing rubbish rampantly

B planting trees without proper planning
C using fertilisers without control
D using excessive pesticides

18

P – Planting grass on hillslopes

Q – Strengthening the slopes with rocks and concrete
R – Covering the hillslopes with soil

The steps taken to control landslides on steep hillslopes

are

A P and Q only
B P and R only
C Q and R only
D P, Q and R
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Figure 4
The animal in Figure 4 is faced with the threat of
extinction because it is being hunted for its

A skin
B oil
C fur
D organs

20
* Ensure air, water and surrounding areas are clean.
* Plant ground-covering plants to prevent landslides.
* Exercise proper planning and implementation of activities
to avoid rampant destruction.
The statements above are important for us to
A manoeuvre nature
B take care of our health
C protect the habitat of animals
D obey the law

21 The roots of some plants such as the cactus are spread

out widely in the ground. What is the purpose of this
feature?

A To protect itself from enemies and animals

B To obtain enough space
C To obtain enough water
D To obtain enough air
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Figure 5
The chilli plants in Pak Long’s garden are planted as
shown in Figure 5. Provide an inferences for this planting
method.

W – To help in the distribution of seeds

X – To ensure that photosynthesis is carried out smoothly
Y – To avoid competition for food
Z – To ensure that the mineral supply is adequate

A W and Y only
B X and Z only
C W, X and Z only
D W, X, Y and Z

23 Which of the following organisms practise a symbiotic

relationship?
A Bird and frog
B Hermit crab and sea anemone
C Fungus and tiger
D Bee and moth
24 Flora and fauna are protected to

A avoid natural disasters

B increase the number of flora and fauna
C maintain the supply of natural resources
D prevent water, air, soil and noise pollution

25 Which of the following basic needs do plants compete

for?

I Water
II Minerals
III Sunlight
IV Life partner

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

26

Figure 6
Which of the following factors will the plants in Figure 6
compete for the least?

A Space
B Sunlight
C Food
D Water
27 What is one of the first side-effects of construction in a
forest area?

A Air and water pollution

B Destruction of the natural habitats of living things
C Soil erosion and landslides
D Flash floods

28 Why do human beings cut down trees in forests?

A To protect the habitats of living things

B To prevent forest fires
C To clear the land for farming
D To prevent the greenhouse effect

29 Which of the following best describes how shrubs

growing in the forest obtain sunlight?

A By clinging on to taller trees and growing upwards

B By having woody stems
C By reducing the number of green leaves
D By having small and fine leaves

30 Which of the following cannot help protect the

existence of flora and fauna?

A Setting up forest reserves

B Enforcing laws on illegal hunting or the collection of
protected specimens
C Setting up conservation centres
D Providing more basic needs to threatened species
31 Which of the following animals live in groups?
I Lion
II Monkey
III Ant
IV Dolphin

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

32 Some animals live solitarily. One of them is

A snake
B elephant
C bee
D deer

33 Why do animals live in groups?

I To share food
II To compete for a partner
III To protect against enemies
IV To ensure healthy competition among the animals

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

34 Which of the following is not a reason animals live in

solitude?

A To avoid competition for food

B To avoid competition for space
C To avoid competition for a partner
D To avoid predators
35 What are the basic needs that animals compete for to
survive?

I Territory
II Food
III Light
IV Water

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

36 Lions compete with each other because

I there are not enough food resources

II they want to defend their territory
III they want get a mate for breeding
IV they love to fight among themselves

A I and III only

B II and III only
C I, II and III only
D I, II, III and IV
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Figure 7
Figure 7 shows two pots of the same plants. Both were
left under the Sun for 3 weeks and given adequate
amounts of water. After 3 weeks, it was found that the
plant in the pot A has grown taller than the plants in pot
B. Give your inference for this observation.

A The plant in pot A has stronger roots which can

absorb more water
B The plant in pot A did not have to compete with
other plants for basic needs such as water
C The plants in pot B did not get enough sunlight
D The plants in pot B are genetically shorter than the
plant in pot A

38 Below are the reasons plants compete with each other

except

I to obtain limited water resources

II to obtain limited nutrients
III to obtain limited sunlight
IV to obtain limited pollination agents

A I and II only
B I, II and III only
C III only
D IV only
39 Which animals shown below is already extinct?

A Dinosaur
B Eagle
C Giraffe
D Zebra
Part B
Instruction : Write the answers in the spaces provided.
1

P Q R

Figure 1
A group of students prepared three pots, P, Q and R, as
shown in Figure 1. All three pots were given the same
treatment and care. Table 1 shows the results that were
obtained after two weeks.

Pot Average height of seedling (cm)

P 5
Q 3
R 2
Table 1

(a) State the responding variable.

____________________________________
(b) Give one inference to explain the average height of
seedling P.
____________________________________
(c) What is the relationship between competition and
the average height of seedling?
____________________________________

(d) What conclusion can you draw from this study?

____________________________________
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Glass
cover

Glass
Containe Rat
r

W X Y

Figure 2

Figure 2 shows the apparatus used in a study. In

container W is one rat, in container X are two rats and in
container Y are three rats. It was found that the rats in
container Y died the fastest while the rat in container W
was the last to die.

(a) What is the purpose of this study?

____________________________________
(b) State two information variables that need to be
collected from this experiment.
____________________________________
(c) Give your inference about the condition of the rats in
container Y at the end of the experiment.
____________________________________
(d) What is the conclusion that can be made from this
study?
____________________________________
3

Number of trees

were cut down

that
Year
2001 Figure
2002 20033 2004 2005

The bar graph in Figure 3 shows the number of trees that

were cut down from 2001 to 2005.

(a) What can be observed from the graph?

____________________________________
____________________________________
(b) State two negative effects from this activity.

(i) _________________________________
(ii) _________________________________
(c) Why do human beings carry out this activity?
____________________________________
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Number of Bengal
tigers
Figure 4
Year
The bar graph in Figure 4 shows the number of Bengal
2002 2003 2004 2005

tigers from 2002 to 2005.

(a) What can be observed from the graph?
____________________________________
(b) Give one inference about this observation.
____________________________________
(c) Suggest two ways in which this population decline
can be halted.

(i) _______________________________
(ii) _______________________________
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Figure 5
The animal in Figure 5 is facing the threat of extinction.
Prompt action needs to be taken to save this species from
extinction.

(a) State two factors that have lead to the threat of

extinction faced by this animal.

(i) __________________________________
__________________________________
(ii) __________________________________
__________________________________
(b) Suggest two ways to prevent this animal from
becoming extinct.

(i) __________________________________
__________________________________
(ii) __________________________________
__________________________________
 ANSWERS

Part A

1 B 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 C
7 C 8 B 9 D 10 D 11 B 12 A
13 A 14 B 15 C 16 A 17 B 18 A
19 C 20 C 21 C 22 B 23 B 24 C
25 B 26 C 27 B 28 C 29 A 30 D
31 D 32 A 33 C 34 C 35 C 36 C
37 B 38 D 39 A

Part B
1 (a) Average height of seedling
(b) Seedling P is the tallest because it has adequate
amounts of the basic needs
(c) The stiffer the competition, the lower the average
height of the seedling
(d) Plants compete to obtain basic needs when resources
are limited.

2 (a) To study the relationship between the number of rats in

enclosure and their lifespan.
(b) The number of rats and lifespan.
(c) The rats in container Y compete the most to obtain air.
(d) The higher the number of rats in a container, the
shorter their lifespan.
3 (a) The number of trees that were cut increases every year
from 2001 to 2005
(b) (i) Destruction of the habitats of living things
(ii) Depletion of natural resources
(c) To obtain raw materials / to clear the area for
development

4 (a) The number of Bengal tigers reduces every year from

2002 to 2005
(b) The number of Bengal tigers reduced every year
because more and more of these Bengal tigers were
hunted for their fur.
(c) (i) Place these animals in a forest reserves
(ii) Enforce the law to ban the hunting of Bengal tigers

5 (a) (i) Forest clearing

(ii) Illegal hunting

(b) (i) The setting up of an orangutan conservation centre

(ii) Enforcing laws to stop illegal logging, and stop the
hunting or sale of this species