Living and Nonliving Factors

Dogs interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• feeding their puppies

• chasing squirrels

• drinking water

• playing with a toy

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Bees interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• tell other bees where to find flowers

• care for larvae

• drink water

• pollinate flowers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Ducks interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• paddling in the water

• being startled by children at a playground

• floating in the shade

• collecting grass and twigs for nests

Tags

NGSS.3-LS2-1

NGSS.3-LS4-3

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Bears interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• hibernating in a cave

• breathing air

• catching and eating salmon

• eating berries

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Bison interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• traveling in herds with other bison

• eating grass

• finding shelter near a cliff

• drinking water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Texas horned lizards interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• eating ants

• warming itself on a sunny rock

• running from predators

• drinking water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Butterflies interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• being blown about by the wind

• drinking water

• drinking nectar

• pollinating flowers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Wolves interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• playing in the snow

• finding shelter in caves

• Eating deer

• Raising their pups in packs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Fish interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• Hiding among the colored stones

• eating smaller fish

• absorbing oxygen with its gills

• eating algae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Horses interact with both living and nonliving factors in their environments. Sort the items into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) living

,

(b) nonliving

• carry riders on their backs

• pulling against a rope

• cracking a hoof while walking on a stone path

• eating grass

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3