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Plant and Animal Needs

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the basic needs of all animals?

a)

Food, water, shelter and air

b)

Food, water, air and rocks

c)

Food, water, shelter and soil

2.

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 shelter

c)

The need for air

3.

How are the needs of plants and animals alike?

a)

Both need lungs to breathe

b)

Both need sunlight to make their own food

c)

Both need water to live

4.

What are the basic needs of plants?

a)

Air, rocks, water, soil and sunlight

b)

Air, water, sunlight, soil and space

c)

Air, sunlight, shelter, soil and space

5.

When comparing plant and animal needs, the following is a true statement:

a)

Plants need water but animals do not.

b)

Animals need food but plants do not.

c)

Animals need shelter but plants do not.

6.

You plant the exact same seeds in two different pots with the same type of soil. You put one in a covered box and one outside in the garden. You water them both, but one does not grow. Why?

a)

The one in the box is not getting sunlight to make food.

b)

The one in the box is lonely.

c)

The one in the garden is too hot.

7.

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

a)

Nutrients

b)

Shelter

c)

Survive

8.

Which need helps to protect animals from extreme weather and dangerous creatures?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Shelter

9.

Plants provide shelter for some animals.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

If plants are not given enough space to grow, they will become stunted.

a)

True

b)

False