NCERT Question 2 - Chapter 8 Class 6 - Body Movements

Indicate true (T) false (F) among the following sentences:

1. The movement and locomotion of all the animals is exactly the same.
2. The cartilages are harder than bones.
3. The finger bone does not have joints.
4. The forearm has two bones.
5. Cockroaches have an outer skeleton.

Answer:

(a) 

The movement and locomotion of all animals is different because different animals have different arrangements of bones and joints in their body.

So, the statement is False

(b)

Cartilage is much softer than bone and it can be bent.

So, the statement is False

(c)  

We are able to bend our fingers only because it is not one big bone, but tiny bones connected by joints.

So, the statement is False

(d) 

The forearm has 2 bones.

So, the statement is True

(e) True.

Cockroaches have an outer skeleton known as exoskeleton.

So, the statement is True