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plant and animal needs

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the basic needs of all animals.
a)
food, water, shelter, and air 
b)
food, water, shelter, and soil
c)
food, water, air and rocks
2.
Which is a basic need for ALL animals?
a)
soil
b)
trees
c)
water
d)
rocks
3.
What is the basic function of lungs; how do they help some animals survive?
a)
They take in water.
b)
They take in oxygen.
c)
They take in food.
d)
They take in carbon dioxide.
4.
When a giraffe is eating leaves off of a tree, what basic need is it meeting?
a)
the need for food
b)
the need for air
c)
the need for shelter
d)
the need for sunlight
5.
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?
a)
The one in the windowsill is too hot. 
b)
The one in the closet is lonely.
c)
The one in the closet is not getting sunlight in order to make food. 
d)
The one in the closet is not getting air. 
6.
How are the needs of plants and animals alike? 
a)
both need lungs to breathe
b)
both need water to live
c)
both need sunlight to make their own food
d)
both need clothes to stay warm
7.
If a plant doesn't get its basic needs what might happen? 
a)
It will grow more
b)
It will change it location
c)
It will stop growing
8.
Do human and animals need different things?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
9.
Which animal eats plants?
a)
Tiger
b)
Lion
c)
Bear
d)
Rabbit
10.
An example of a bird's shelter
a)
cave
b)
oxygen
c)
nest
d)
seeds
11.
Which of the following is not a basic need of most animals?
a)
food
b)
oxygen
c)
clothing
d)
shelter
12.
Which of the following is a basic need of both a plant and an animal?
a)
Light
b)
Soil
c)
Water