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BASIC NEEDS OF HUMANS, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 3hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following plants is considered an herb?

a)

Banana

b)

Mahogany

c)

Acacia

d)

Narra

2.

Water lilies, sea weeds and lotus are found in the water. Which term is used to group these plants?

a)

Aquatic plants

b)

Terrestrial plants

3.

Ferns and mosses are considered as

a)

Flowering plants

b)

Nonflowering plants

4.

Choose 2 basic needs of plants ONLY.

a)

Water

b)

Food

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Soil

5.

Which basic need is needed for processing Vit. D and for photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sunlight

d)

Food

6.

Animals and humans breathe in

a)

Carbon monoxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

7.

Which basic need of living things provide safe and secured where they get all their need?

a)

Habitat

b)

Water

c)

Soil

d)

Food

8.

Choose 2 NATURAL sources of light

a)

Lamp

b)

Sun

c)

Northern lights

d)

Bulb

9.

Which tool uses light to view distant objects in the sky?

a)

Camera

b)

Telescope

c)

Microscope

10.

Humans can hear ultrasounds.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Pleasant sounds can damage the eardrums.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Your musical bottles are under the group of:

a)

String instruments

b)

Brass instruments

c)

Woodwind instruments

d)

Percussion instruments

13.

What is a basic need of a plant?

a)

Rocks

b)

Sunlight

c)

scissors

14.

These plants have water and sunlight.What else do they need?

a)

air

b)

rocks

c)

fish

15.

It is needed by plants to make their own food. It also gives plants, animals and humans the warmth they need in order to stay alive.

a)

Soil

b)

Sunlight

c)

bottle

d)

Rock

16.

It is important for both plants and animals. Living things will die without ______

a)

Soil

b)

bubbles

c)

Stone

d)

Water

17.

What will happen if a plant does not get water?

a)

it becomes a seed

b)

it will dry up and die

c)

it grows faster

d)

it grows slower

18.

A _________ is a safe place where an animal lives.

a)

nutrients

b)

shelter

c)

survive

19.

How does a plant get nutrients?

a)

from air

b)

from seeds

c)

from soil

20.

Which is something that only humans need?

a)

clothes

b)

food

c)

oxygen

21.

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

a)

survive

b)

basic needs

c)

water

22.

______ helps animals and humans grow and change.

a)

food

b)

air

c)

shelter

23.

The basic needs of a plant are:

a)

Air, water, light, space

b)

Water, Light, Space

c)

Water, Light, Soil, Air, Space, Warmth

d)

None of the above

24.

An adaptation is:

a)

Something that happens to a plant in the winter

b)

A special feature that a plant has to survive its habitat

c)

The basic needs that a plant has

25.

A Human Factor that affects plants is:

a)

Floods

b)

Extreme Heat

c)

Littering

d)

Humans do not affect plant growth

26.

The functions of the stem is:

a)

to carry water and food to the plant

b)

Produce seeds and fruit for new plants

c)

Produces food for the plant

27.

Plants needs space because:

a)

It helps plants from freezing

b)

It provides them with room to grow and not become crowded

c)

helps plants not dry up

d)

oplants don’t need space

28.

In the Desert, trees lose their leaves in the winter.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

In the Rainforest, vines grow tall to reach the sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Extreme heat is an example of a human factor that affects plants.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

When we eat carrots, we are eating the roots of the plant.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Plants give us fruits, vegetables, seeds, and oxygen

a)

True

b)

False

33.

1. Before we started our class experiment, we made a prediction of what was going to happen called a ______________________.

a)

water

b)

floods

c)

oxygen

d)

hypothesis

34.

2. ____________ helps plants to grow and not dry up

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

roots

d)

floods

35.

3. The ______________ of a plant absorb and store nutrients and support or anchor the plant.

a)

water

b)

roots

c)

floods

d)

stem

36.

4. Plants get energy from the ___________ and is called Photosynthesis.

a)

water

b)

floods

c)

sun

d)

animals

37.

5. _______________ is an environmental factor that affect plant growth

a)

littering

b)

picking flowers

c)

floods

d)

space

38.

6. Plants give off ___________________ which animals and people breathe in.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

sunlight

39.

All organisimams need food, water, shelter, and air to survive. These are called _____________________.

a)

Living things

b)

wants

c)

Basic Needs

40.

Brackish water found in Estuaries is a combination of _________ & _________.

a)

Salt Water only

b)

Fresh Water & Salt Water

c)

Fresh Water only

41.

Animals will die unless their basic needs are met. Which of the choices below are examples of basic needs?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Shelter

d)

All of the them

42.

Which environment found in South Carolina can we can find Cypress Trees, Alligators, Snakes, and fish?

a)

Deserts

b)

Forest

c)

Polar Lands

d)

Swamps

43.

What environment does not have a lot of rain or plants? The very high temperatures can make it difficult for animals to live here.

a)

Oceans

b)

Rainforests

c)

Polar Lands

d)

Deserts

44.

This environment is in danger due to humans cutting downs trees. Many animals have lost their habitats. There are many layers for the various animals to live in, including the canopy and ground levels.

a)

Ocean

b)

Rainforest

c)

Lakes

d)

Deserts

45.

What characteristics of an oceans make it an environment that an octopus can live in?

a)

Salt water and lots of food

b)

Heat and rain

c)

Ice and snow

d)

Trees and streams