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S1 Characteristics of Living Things

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explain a cat having kittens?

a)

Living things respond to their environment

b)

Living things can move

c)

Living things reproduce

d)

Living things grow

2.

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older?

a)

Living things respond to their environment

b)

It is natural

c)

Living things reproduce

d)

Living things grow and develop

3.

Before a soccer game, Charlie always takes a snack.

Which characteristic of living things does this best describe?

a)

living things need energy

b)

living things reproduce

c)

living things grow and develop

d)

living things can move

4.

What is reproduction?

a)

To produce youngs that is similar to the parents

b)

To eat

c)

To read

d)

To drink

5.

Why is food important to humans and animals ?

a)

To provide energy

b)

To find friends

c)

To reproduce

6.

Rocks, water, air, sun, and soil are examples of ...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

7.

A fox is chasing a rabbit to catch and eat it. The rabbit is running away so that it can survive.

Both animals are showing examples of

a)

fighting

b)

reproduction

c)

movement

d)

looking for shelter

8.

This picture is a good example of

a)

growth

b)

movement

c)

plants

d)

reproduction

9.

Which one of these is NOT one of the characteristics of living things?

a)

Not all living things grow.

b)

All living things reproduce.

c)

All living things need energy to move.

d)

All living things need air, water and food to stay alive.

10.

Which of these is one of the characteristics of living things?

a)

All living things need food and water

b)

All living things need shelter

c)

All living things need sunlight

11.

Which characteristics of living things best describe the image?

a)

Living things reproduce

b)

Living things move

c)

Living things need water

d)

Living things grow

12.

Living things do all the following, EXCEPT

a)

grow

b)

move

c)

reproduce

d)

does not breathe

13.

Ants, birds, rabbits, and snakes are...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

14.

Living things need energy to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Animals need food and plants need sunlight. Both are examples of obtaining ...

a)

a full stomach

b)

air

c)

energy

d)

food and water

16.

Plants are ...

a)

non-living things

b)

living things

17.

Fire is an example of a ...

a)

living thing

b)

non-living thing

18.

Which is an example to show that plants can move?

a)

Turning its leaves toward the sun

b)

Absorbing water from the roots

c)

Absorbing sunlight to make food

d)

Absorbing carbon dioxide to make food

19.

A bicycle can move but it is not a living thing. Why?

a)

It could move but does not have any other life process.

b)

It does not grow or eat but it has the other life processes.

c)

It does not move on its own and does not have any other life process.

20.

The process of which plants use sunlight to create food for itself is called ...

a)

photosynthesis

b)

plants

c)

absorption

d)

reproduction

21.

What is one of the characteristics of livings things ?

a)

need water

b)

has feelings

c)

can see

d)

none of the above

22.

What are non-living things ?

a)

Things which cannot grow, move, breathe and reproduce

b)

Things which can grow and move but cannot talk

23.

Is this living things or non-living things?

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

24.

Which characteristic of living things does the picture represent?

a)

Growth

b)

Movement

c)

Breathing

d)

Reproduce

25.

Which characteristic means getting bigger?

a)

Movement

b)

Growth

c)

Breathe

d)

Need energy

26.

Which characteristic means making more living things?

a)

Breathe

b)

Growth

c)

Reproduce

27.

The place where each organisms (living things) can survive and live is called a ...

a)

habitat

b)

house

c)

ecosystem

d)

shelter

28.

Which characteristics of living things is this?

Animals can move from place to place but plants only move part of their bodies.

a)

Movement

b)

Breathe

c)

Reproduce

d)

Growth

29.

Why are air and water important to humans and animals ?

a)

They are the basic source of life

b)

They can protect humans and animals from danger

30.

Humans and animals need shelter to protect themselves from the below EXCEPT

a)

danger

b)

heat and rain

c)

bad weather

d)

bacteria

31.

Characteristic of living things shown is...

a)

need food

b)

able to reproduce

c)

able to move from one place to another

32.

Based on the diagram, the characteristic of living things shown is

a)

animals need air

b)

animals need water

c)

animals need food

33.

Which is not true?

a)

Living things need food

b)

Living things can grow

c)

Living things do not need to breathe

34.

The following are the characteristics of living things EXCEPT

a)

able to grow bigger

b)

able to reproduce

c)

able to produce light

35.

Which of the following is a non-living thing?

a)
b)
c)