Animals in Water – Class V EVS (TWAU, PM Shri KV Birbhum)
A. Identify and Locate
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Q: On the world map, locate the Indian Ocean. Name two animals that live in it.
A: Located south of India. Animals → Dugong (sea cow), whale shark. -
Q: Mark the Bay of Bengal on the map. Name two aquatic animals found there.
A: Bay of Bengal lies to the east of India. Animals → Olive Ridley turtle, hilsa fish. -
Q: The Ganga River is shown on the map. Which special aquatic animal lives in it?
A: The Ganges river dolphin (National Aquatic Animal of India). -
Q: Mark the Arabian Sea. Name one big fish and one mammal found here.
A: Fish → Tuna; Mammal → Dolphin.
B. Match & Answer
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Q: Match the animal with its water body (teacher points on the map).
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Whale → ______
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Crocodile → ______
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Trout fish → ______
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Dolphin → ______
A:
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Whale → Ocean
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Crocodile → River / Lake
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Trout fish → Mountain streams / rivers
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Dolphin → River & Ocean
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C. Competency & Critical Thinking
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Q: Suppose the Olive Ridley turtles stop coming to Odisha’s coasts (Bay of Bengal). What changes will happen to nature and people?
A: Nature loses biodiversity, fishermen lose source of income, food chain disturbed. -
Q: If too much plastic is thrown in the Arabian Sea, which animals will suffer most? Why?
A: Turtles, dolphins, and fish → because they may eat plastic thinking it is food and die. -
Q: Imagine you are a fisherman in the Brahmaputra River. Which water animals do you catch? How do they help your family?
A: Fish like rohu, catla, hilsa → give food, income, and livelihood.
D. Practice Worksheet with Answers
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Name one animal that lives in freshwater rivers → Crocodile / River dolphin.
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Name one animal found in polar seas → Seal / Penguin / Polar bear (hunts in water).
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Which aquatic animal is known as the friend of fishermen? → Dolphin.
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Which water animal gives us pearls? → Oyster.
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Which fish is famous in West Bengal and Odisha and found in the Bay of Bengal? → Hilsa fish.
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