Surveys the plants and animals in your area. Maintain a record about their characteristics.

Explanation

i. Plants can be identified on the basis of following characteristics `:`
a. Presence or absence of organs like, stems and leaves.
b. Presence or absence of flowers,fruits and seeds.
c. Whether seeds are enclodes within a fruit or not.
d. Number of cotyledons in the seeds.
ii. Animals can be identified based on the following characteristics `:`
a. Amphibians -Larval forms live in water, whereas adults can live on land as well as in water, e.g., Frogs.
b. Pisces - Presence of paired, unpaired fins,spindle-shaped body. e.g., Fishes -Rohu
c. Reptiles-Creep on land. Their skin is dry and scaly, e.g., Lizards.
d. Aves- Exoskeleton is present in the form of feathers. e.g., Birds-crows,sparrows.
e. Mammals- Presence of mammary glands. Body is covered with hairs or fur. e.g., Dogs.
f. Annelids -Body is metamerically segmented and covered with cuticle .e.g.,Earthworms
g. Arthropods - They have joined appendages and chitinous exoskeleton. e.g., Cockroaches
h. Molluscs - Body is soft and slimy and most of them have have calcareous shell, e.g., Snail.