Plant and Animal Needs

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. 

• Plants eat food but animals do not. 

• Animals need shelter but plants do not.  

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What part of a plant takes in water and nutrients from the soil?

• stem

• leaves

• roots

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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 air
• the need for shelter
• the need for sunlight

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Both plants and animals need to eat food.

• True

• False

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Which is a basic need for ALL animals?

• soil
• trees
• water
• rocks

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Which of the following is NOT a need of plants?

• light

• shelter

• water

• nutrients

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

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What material helps living things grow bigger and stronger?

• water

• nutrients

• air

• shelter

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What part of the plant makes the food?

• leaves

• roots

• stem

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Roots take in food for the plants.

• True

• False

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