3rd Grade Science Content Review Practice

Nutrients are substances that help living things grow and stay healthy. They

are dissolved in _________.

• water

• sunlight

• air

Plants take in _________ through their roots.

• carbon dioxide

• sunlight

• water

The green parts in plants get the energy needed to make their food from _________.

• soil

• light

• oxygen

Where do animals get the energy they need to move and grow?

What do animals need to move around?

• space

• shelter

• light

Carbon dioxide is a gas plants get to make their own __________

• food

• water

• oxygen

Which animal need refers to a safe place to be?

An ecosystem includes __________ that interact in an environment.

• living things

• non-living things

• living and non-living things

Which of the following are examples of living things?

Select all correct answers.

• animals

• plants

• water

• rocks

Which bird species in the Southwest United States were affected by droughts because there weren't enough water or plants? Select all correct answers.

• Hooded orioles

• Mourning doves

• Woodpeckers

• Toucans