Basic Plant and Animal Needs

Which is a basic need for ALL animals?

• soil
• trees
• water
• rocks

What is the basic function of lungs; how do they help some animals survive?

• They take in water.
• They take in oxygen.
• They take in food.
• They take in carbon dioxide.

When a giraffe is eating leaves off of a tree, what basic need is it meeting?

• the need for food
• the need for air
• the need for shelter
• the need for sunlight

Plants in a pond get water and sunlight. What other basic need do they need that they can get?

• rocks
• fish
• air
• lily pads

What are the basic needs of ALL animals?

• wind, food, shelter, and rocks
• food, water, shelter, and soil
• food, wind, water, and rocks
• food, water, shelter, and air

What does a plant get from the soil?

• nutrients
• earthworms
• beetles
• dirt

What helps a plant make its own food?

• soil
• sunlight
• shelter
• rocks

What are the basic needs of plants?

• wind, air, water, and nutrients
• sunlight, water, air, and nutrients
• rocks, water, air, and nutrients
• shelter, water, nutrients, and wind

When comparing plant and animal needs, the following is a true statement:

• Animals need air but plants do not.
• Plants need water but animals do not. 
• Animals need food but plants do not. 
• Animals need shelter but plants do not.  

You plant the exact same seeds in two different pots with the same type of soil. You put one in a closet and one on the windowsill.  You water them both of them, but one does not grow.  Why?

• The one in the windowsill is too hot. 
• The one in the closet is lonely.
• The one in the closet is not getting sunlight in order to make food. 
• The one in the closet is not getting air.