Living and Nonliving Factors

Dogs interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• drinking water

• playing with a toy

• chasing squirrels

• feeding their puppies

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Bees interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• drink water

• pollinate flowers

• tell other bees where to find flowers

• care for larvae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Ducks interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• floating in the shade

• being startled by children at a playground

• collecting grass and twigs for nests

• paddling in the water

Tags

NGSS.3-LS2-1

NGSS.3-LS4-3

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Bears interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• hibernating in a cave

• breathing air

• catching and eating salmon

• eating berries

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Bison interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• traveling in herds with other bison

• eating grass

• finding shelter near a cliff

• drinking water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Texas horned lizards interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• warming itself on a sunny rock

• eating ants

• drinking water

• running from predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Butterflies interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• pollinating flowers

• being blown about by the wind

• drinking water

• drinking nectar

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Wolves interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• Eating deer

• finding shelter in caves

• Raising their pups in packs

• playing in the snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Fish interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• eating algae

• eating smaller fish

• absorbing oxygen with its gills

• Hiding among the colored stones

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Horses interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• pulling against a rope

• eating grass

• cracking a hoof while walking on a stone path

• carry riders on their backs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3