Basic Needs of Plants and Animals

Where do animals get the oxygen they need to live?

• from the air

• from their food

• from sunlight

• from water

How do plants get the energy they need?

• from air

• from animals

• from water

• from sunlight

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How are the needs of these animals similar?

• They have similar shelters.

• They have similar body parts.

• Both can walk, jump, and run.

• Both need food, water, and air.

How are the needs of these animals different?

• The worm needs more space than the deer.

• The deer needs more space than the worm.

• Only one of the animals needs shelter.

• Only one of the animals needs food and water

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

• something that plants make for animals

• a structure that holds the plant in the ground

• a material that helps living things grow

• a type of food that plants and animals eat

The plant is leaning toward the sun. Why?

• It catches sunlight to make food.

• The sun keeps the plant warm.

• It gets water and nutrients from the sun.

• The sun helps the plant stand up.

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Look at the picture of a plant.

• in the soil

• on the stem

• on the leaves

• on the flowers

Look at the picture of a wasp nest.

How does it help the wasps live?

• It gives them food.

• It gives them water.

• It gives them shelter.

• It gives them oxygen.

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Plants, like sunflowers face the sun because they NEED sunlight to live 

• True
• False

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What do we call the things that we NEED to survive?

• Wants
• Plants
• Basic Needs 
• Possessions