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Animal and Plant Needs

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ is a safe place where an animal lives.

a)

nutrients

b)

shelter

c)

survive

2.

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

a)

nutrients

b)

shelter

c)

survive

3.

Substances that help plants grow are _______.

a)

nutrients

b)

shelter

c)

survive

4.

What body part do fish need to take in oxygen from water?

a)

gills

b)

lungs

c)

roots

5.

What do plants need in order to make their own food?

a)

air, water, and sunlight

b)

shelter, sunlight, and water

c)

nutrients, shelter, and sunlight

6.

Logan does an experiment with two plants of the same kind. He gives plant 1 fresh water. He gives plant 2 salt water. The pictures show the results of Logan's experiment. What can you infer?

a)

These plants grow better with salt water than with fresh water.

b)

These plants grow better with fresh water than with salt water.

c)

These plants grow the same with either fresh or salt water.

7.

How does a plant get nutrients?

a)

from air

b)

from seeds

c)

from soil

8.

Dustin observes one of his plants is turning brown and drooping. What question should Dustin ask about the plant?

a)

What basic needs of this plant are not being met?

b)

What kind of plant am I growing?

c)

How are plants different from animals?

9.

What basic need is the animal meeting?

a)

the need for air

b)

the need for food

c)

the need for shelter

10.

Look at the picture. Emma has two plants. She waters Plant A every day. She does not water Plant C. What will happen to Plant C?

a)

Plant C will die.

b)

Plant C will grow faster than Plant A.

c)

Plant C will grow larger than Plant A.

11.

How are the needs of plants and animals alike?

a)

Animals and plants both need sunlight to make their own food.

b)

Animals and plants both need air and water to survive.

c)

Animals and plants both need lungs to breathe.

12.

Which is something that only humans need?

a)

clothes

b)

food

c)

oxygen

13.

_________ are things that a living thing needs to live and grow.

a)

survive

b)

basic needs

c)

water

14.

______ helps animals and humans grow and change.

a)

food

b)

air

c)

shelter