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Basic Needs of Plants and Animals

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do animals get the oxygen they need to live?

a)

from the air

b)

from their food

c)

from sunlight

d)

from water

2.

How do plants get the energy they need?

a)

from air

b)

from animals

c)

from water

d)

from sunlight

3.

How are the needs of these animals similar?

a)

They have similar shelters.

b)

They have similar body parts.

c)

Both can walk, jump, and run.

d)

Both need food, water, and air.

4.

How are the needs of these animals different?

a)

The worm needs more space than the deer.

b)

The deer needs more space than the worm.

c)

Only one of the animals needs shelter.

d)

Only one of the animals needs food and water

5.

According to the text, which of these best describes a nutrient?

a)

something that plants make for animals

b)

a structure that holds the plant in the ground

c)

a material that helps living things grow

d)

a type of food that plants and animals eat

6.

The plant is leaning toward the sun. Why?

a)

It catches sunlight to make food.

b)

The sun keeps the plant warm.

c)

It gets water and nutrients from the sun.

d)

The sun helps the plant stand up.

7.

Look at the picture of a plant.

a)

in the soil

b)

on the stem

c)

on the leaves

d)

on the flowers

8.

Look at the picture of a wasp nest.

How does it help the wasps live?

a)

It gives them food.

b)

It gives them water.

c)

It gives them shelter.

d)

It gives them oxygen.

9.
Plants, like sunflowers face the sun because they NEED sunlight to live 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What do we call the things that we NEED to survive?
a)
Wants
b)
Plants
c)
Basic Needs 
d)
Possessions
11.
Animals like Fish use gills to breath.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which body part do you use to breath?
a)
Gills
b)
Leaves
c)
Legs
d)
Lungs
13.
Which is not a basic need of plants?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Air
c)
Cheeseburger
d)
Water
14.
What helps a plant get water?
a)
Flower
b)
Stem
c)
Leaves
d)
Roots
15.
Plants and animals have basic needs.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Plants and animals need one another.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
BONUS: Plants are in a competition with one another and need _______ to grow. 
a)
Shelter
b)
Air
c)
Space
d)
To be taken care of everyday
18.

This is the brain or control center of the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell membrane

19.

What shape are most plant cells?

a)

round

b)

rectangular

20.

What shape are most animal cells?

a)

round

b)

rectangular

21.
A producer?
a)
Eats other plants and animals
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Eats dead plants or animals
d)
Makes toys for kids
22.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
23.
A decomposer?
a)
Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash