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Living and Non Living

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rock is...

a)

Living

b)

Non- Living

c)

I don't know

2.

A Llama is...

a)

Living

b)

Non-Living

c)

I don't know

3.

A sunflower is...

a)

Living

b)

Non-Living

c)

I don't know

4.

The sun is...

a)

Living

b)

Non-living

c)

I don't know

5.

Rain is...

a)

Living

b)

Non-living

c)

I don't know

6.

Grass is...

a)

Living

b)

Non-living

c)

I don't Know

7.
Is fire living, nonliving, or once alive? 
a)
Once Alive
b)
Nonliving
c)
Alive
d)
None of the above
8.
Is lightning living, nonliving, or once alive? 
a)
Living
b)
Nonliving
c)
Once alive
d)
None of the above
9.
Is bacteria living, nonliving, or once alive? 
a)
Living
b)
Nonliving
c)
Once alive
d)
None of the above
10.
How do we know that coral is alive? 
a)
It grows.
b)
It reproduces.
c)
It uses energy. 
d)
All of the above. 
11.
How do we know that a seed is alive? 
a)
It grows and develops. 
b)
It comes from the Earth. 
c)
It has a protective shell. 
d)
They are often carried by the wind. 
12.

A living thing can move, breathe and reproduce.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A Non-Living thing can move reproduce and breathe.

a)

False

b)

True

14.
Which of the following is true for ALL living things? 
a)
All living things eat other organisms to survive.
b)
All living things have muscle fibers.
c)
All living things need oxygen.
d)
All living things reproduce.
15.
Which of the following is true for ALL living things? 
a)
All living things can move independently.
b)
All living things need insulin to survive.
c)
All living things have brain cells.
d)
All living things grow.
16.
All living things use energy.
a)
True.
b)
False.
17.

What are some characteristics of living things? Select all that apply.

a)

eat

b)

grow

c)

breathe

d)

move

e)

Not reproduce

18.

What non living things do plants interact with for survival?

a)

insects, water, carbon dioxide

b)

insects, water, sunlight

c)

other plants, water, carbon dioxide

d)

water, sunlight, carbon dioxide

19.
All living things use energy.
a)
True.
b)
False.
20.
A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.
a)
All living things reproduce
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
21.
A pill bug (roly poly) eats a carrot.
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
22.
A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
23.
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things have cells
d)
All living things use energy
24.
A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things use energy
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
25.
Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
26.
The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things reproduce
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
27.
Something that has never shown the characteristics of life and never will. 
a)
dormant
b)
nonliving 
c)
living 
d)
dead 
28.
Any living thing is called an
a)
organ
b)
organization
c)
organism
d)
cell
29.
The M is for:
a)
movement
b)
memory
c)
mojo
d)
minion
30.
The two Rs are for:
a)
respiration and regeneration
b)
respiration and reproduction
c)
reproduction and regeneration
d)
regeneration and regurgitation
31.
The S is for
a)
scholarly
b)
silliness
c)
sensitivity to the environment
d)
superhero
32.
The G is for:
a)
goodness
b)
gastrointestinal
c)
green and goopy
d)
growth and development
33.
The E is for
a)
excellent
b)
excrete
c)
exercise
d)
energy
34.
The N is for:
a)
nice
b)
nutrition
c)
naughty
d)
nimble
35.

Which animal might you find in this habitat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

What animal isn't a reptiles?

a)

butterflies

b)

snakes

c)

cocodriles

d)

turtles

37.

The only flying mammal

a)

cat

b)

parrot

c)

bat

d)

elephant

38.

Mammals have

a)

feathers and wings

b)

hair or fur

c)

beak

d)

scales

39.

Fish use _________________ to breathe.

a)

fins

b)

gills

c)

scales

d)

tail

40.

It is a ____________.

a)

mammal

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

41.

Frogs and Salamanders are examples of _________________.

a)

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

fish

d)

insects

42.

Insects do not have ______________.

a)

wings

b)

legs

c)

backbone

d)

head

43.

Dolphin is a ________________

a)

mammal

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

fish

44.

Which of these is a bird?

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

Animals do not need ___________ to live.

a)

water

b)

shelter

c)

food

d)

clothes

46.

Check all the animal groups that are cold blooded

a)

Reptile

b)

Mammal

c)

Amphibian

d)

Fish

e)

Bird

47.

Which animal group drinks its mother's milk?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Mammals

48.

Which animal group is covered in feathers?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

49.

Which animal groups hatch from eggs?

a)

Only Birds

b)

Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish

c)

Mammals and Reptiles

50.

Which animal group has smooth, moist skin?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Amphibians

51.
Scientists classify animals by their...
a)
Color
b)
Size
c)
Characteristics
d)
Sound
52.

Which group of animals are warm blooded?

a)

Birds and Mammals

b)

Reptiles and Amphibians

c)

Mammals and Fish

53.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2 
b)
6 
c)
4 
d)
8 
54.
What are three main body parts of an insect? 
a)
Head, chest, tail
b)
Head, antenna, abdomen
c)
Thorax, antenna, heart
d)
Head, thorax, abdomen
55.
What part of an insect's body help it smell and feel?
a)
legs
b)
antennae
c)
thorax
d)
abdomen
56.

Insects bodies have _______ sections.

a)

2

b)

10

c)

5

d)

3

57.

Insects use these for feeling, hearing, and tasting.

a)

antennae

b)

fingers

c)

nostrils

d)

toes

58.

When the insect's body changes from a pupa into an adult

a)

metamorphosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

hibernation

d)

migration

59.
The hard body coverings of insects that give support and protection; skeletons outside of the body.
a)
exoskeleton
b)
antennae
60.

Insects are

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

61.

Insects are

a)

cold blooded

b)

warm blooded

62.

Insects use _____________ to stay safe.

a)

camoflauge

b)

poison

c)

stinging

d)

all of these ways

63.

Where are the antennae located?

a)

end of legs

b)

on the abdomen

c)

on the head

d)

at the back end

64.

Do all insects have wings?

a)

Yes

b)

No

65.

Most insects hatch from eggs.

a)

true

b)

false

66.

What animals here are vertabrates?

a)

Fish

b)

Worm

c)

Crab

d)

Starfish

e)

Dog

67.

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians are all ___.

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

68.

Is this animal a vertebrate or invertebrate?

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

69.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

70.

Vertabrates include all of the following exept

a)

insects

b)

reptiles

c)

fish

d)

mammals

71.

Which has more species

a)

invertabrates

b)

vertabrates

72.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

73.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

an animal without a backbone

b)

mammals

c)

birds

d)

an animal with a backbone

74.

Which are the groups of vertebrate animals?

a)

Mammals, fish, amphibians and sharks

b)

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians

c)

Lions, tuna, eagle, crocodile and frog

d)

Humans, fish, birds and reptiles

75.
Which animals have scales?
a)
Fish and reptiles
b)
Mammals, birds and amphibians

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