Plant and Animal Needs Lesson

What are the basic needs of all animals?

• Food, water, shelter and air

• Food, water, air and rocks

• Food, water, shelter and soil

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

• The need for food

• The need for shelter

• The need for air

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How are the needs of plants and animals alike?

• Both need lungs to breathe

• Both need sunlight to make their own food

• Both need water to live

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What are the basic needs of plants?

• Air, rocks, water, soil and sunlight

• Air, water, sunlight, soil and space

• Air, sunlight, shelter, soil and space

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

• 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 covered box and one outside in the garden. You water them both, but one does not grow. Why?

• The one in the box is not getting sunlight to make food.

• The one in the box is lonely.

• The one in the garden is too hot.

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Living things must meet their basic needs in order to _________.

• Nutrients

• Shelter

• Survive

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Which need helps to protect animals from extreme weather and dangerous creatures?

• Food

• Water

• Shelter

Plants provide shelter for some animals.

• True

• False

If plants are not given enough space to grow, they will become stunted.

• True

• False

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