Living Things and Their Habitats: Interactive Quizzes for Year 3 Science

Question 1

Which of these is not alive?

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A rock

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A tree

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A bird

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A mushroom

Question 2

What is a unique characteristic of living things?

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Grow and change

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Made of wood

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Can speak

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Doesn't need food

Question 3

Which of these living things can make its own food?

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Plant

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Cow

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Fish

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Mushroom

Question 4

Which of these is a living thing?

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A plant

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A rock

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A car

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A cloud

Question 5

Which animal hunts other animals to eat?

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Lion

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Rabbit

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Tree

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Sun

Question 6

What is an example of a living thing?

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A plant

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A rock

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A cloud

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A chair

Question 7

Which of these is a living thing?

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A plant

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A rock

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Water

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A car

Question 8

What is NOT a living thing?

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Rock

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Flower

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Bird

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Mushroom

Question 9

What item in the forest is NOT a living thing?

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Stone

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Tree

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Squirrel

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Mushroom

Question 10

In a food chain, which living thing consumes other living things to obtain energy?

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Rabbit

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Plant

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Tree

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Mushroom

Question 11

Which of these places do frogs prefer to live in?

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Pond

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Forest

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Desert

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Grassland

Question 12

Which animal is adapted to live in water?

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Fish

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Cat

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Monkey

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Eagle

Question 13

Which of these is a living thing?

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A plant

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A rock

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A cloud

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A car

Question 14

Which of these is a living thing?

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A tree

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A dog

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A rock

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A bicycle

Question 15

What is a living thing?

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A tree

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A rock

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A cloud

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A car

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a way that polar bears have adapted to their cold environment?

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Ability to change color

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Thick fur to keep them warm

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Webbed feet for swimming

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Ability to store blubber

Question 17

Which of these is a living thing?

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A plant

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A rock

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A cloud

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A bike

Question 18

Which animal only eats plants?

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Cow

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Lion

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Snake

Question 19

Which of these is not a living thing?

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A rock

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A tree

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A bird

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A flower

Question 20

Why do rabbits in forests often have brown fur?

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To blend in with their surroundings and hide from predators

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To stay warm in cold weather

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Because they prefer the color brown

Question 21

What is a habitat?

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A place with the right conditions for a living thing to survive

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A group of living things

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A place where a living thing finds food

Question 22

Imagine you're a tiny frog living in a pond. Which special feature would help you hide from bigger animals that might want to eat you?

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A green, bumpy skin that helps you blend in with the pond plants

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A bright red color that makes you easy to see

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A long, flat tail that helps you swim faster

Question 23

How does the environment help animals like birds and squirrels stay alive?

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It gives them trees to build nests and find food.

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It has no effect on them.

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It only gives them food, not shelter.

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It only helps big animals, not small ones like birds and squirrels.

Question 24

Which of these places is home to a wide variety of plants and animals?

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A large forest

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The vast ocean

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A car

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A playground

Question 25

In a woodland, how do foxes and rabbits depend on each other?

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Foxes hunt and eat rabbits.

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Rabbits provide shelter for foxes.

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Foxes and rabbits compete for the same food.

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Foxes and rabbits have no relationship with each other.

Question 26

Which living thing in the list can make its own food and can grow to be very tall?

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Tree

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Lion

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Mushroom

Question 27

Who helps put nutrients back into the soil when plants and animals die?

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Decomposers

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Producers

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Consumers

Question 28

Which animal on the list eats both plants and meat?

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Bear

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Lion

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Rabbit

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Shark

Question 29

Which of these living things is NOT a consumer in a food chain?

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Bacteria

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Lion

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Grasshopper

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Snake

Question 30

Which living thing breaks down dead plants and animals?

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Decomposer

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Producer

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Consumer

Question 31

What is NOT a living thing? Living things can move, grow, eat, and breathe.

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Rock

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Dog

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Plant

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Fish

Question 32

What is a living thing?

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A tree

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A rock

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A cloud

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A car

Question 33

When you breathe out, which gas do you release into the air?

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Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Helium

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a feature of a habitat?

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Number of buildings

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Temperature

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Food

Question 35

Which of these adaptations helps plants survive in hot deserts?

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Small, waxy leaves that reduce water loss

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Deep roots that reach underground water

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Brightly colored flowers that attract pollinators

Question 36

Which animal can eat both plants and animals?

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Bear

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Grass

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Snake

Question 37

Which of these is the home of fish?

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Ocean

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Forest

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Desert

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Grassland

Question 38

Which animal starts as an egg and goes through four different stages to become an adult?

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Butterfly

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Cat

Question 39

Natural selection helps animals and plants change over time. What is it?

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Animals and plants with helpful traits are more likely to survive and have babies, making their traits more common over time.

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Animals and plants change their appearance to match their surroundings.

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Animals and plants get stronger and faster over time.

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Animals and plants learn from their mistakes.

Question 40

How do plants and animals help each other in a symbiotic relationship, like when bees pollinate flowers or birds spread seeds?

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Animals help plants spread their seeds, and plants give animals food and shelter.

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Plants give food to animals, and animals protect plants.

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Plants use animals to find food, and animals use plants to hide.

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Animals live on plants and give them nutrients.

Question 41

In an ecosystem, what do decomposers do and how does this help nutrients move through the system?

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Decomposers break down dead plants and animals, releasing nutrients back into the soil.

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Decomposers make food for other animals in the ecosystem.

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Decomposers create new homes for plants and animals.

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Decomposers are not important in an ecosystem.

Question 42

Why is biodiversity important for our planet?

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It provides us with food, medicine, and other resources.

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It helps to clean our air and water.

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It has no impact on our planet.

Question 43

How do food chains and food webs work together in an ecosystem?

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Food chains show the feeding relationships between a few organisms, while food webs show the feeding relationships between all organisms in an ecosystem.

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Food chains and food webs are not connected and do not affect each other.

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Food webs are just a group of food chains put together.

Question 44

Decomposers, like mushrooms and bacteria, play a vital role in nature. What is their important job?

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Decomposers break down dead plants and animals, releasing nutrients back into the soil or water for other living things to use.

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Decomposers make their own food using sunlight, like plants.

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Decomposers are harmful to the environment because they cause things to rot and spread germs.

Question 45

Which animal has a body shape that helps it move quickly and quietly through the water?

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A fish with a streamlined body shape and fins

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A bird with a beak for cracking nuts

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A cheetah with long legs for running fast

Question 46

What is considered a living thing?

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A flower

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A rock

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A cloud

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A chair

Question 47

How do plants make their own food?

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By absorbing sunlight

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By eating other plants

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By drinking water

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By breathing air

Question 48

Which of these animals is a herbivore?

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Cow

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Lion

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Snake

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Eagle

Question 49

Which of these is alive?

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A flower

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A stone

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A cloud

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A car

Question 50

Which animal eats plants?

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Cow

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Lion

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Snake

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Eagle

Question 51

Which of these is a place where animals live?

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A meadow

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A book

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A telephone

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A bathtub

Question 52

What is the main food for most animals?

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Plants

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Water

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Soil

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Air

Question 53

What do animals do to breathe?

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Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Transpiration

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Germination

Question 54

Why is it crucial to protect endangered species?

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To preserve the variety of life on Earth

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To create more space for humans

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To keep them as pets

Question 55

How do decomposers help keep an ecosystem healthy?

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They break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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They eat other living things and create waste that helps the ecosystem.

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They provide food for predators and help keep the population balanced.

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They only live in water and don't help recycle nutrients on land.

Question 56

Living things grow and develop. Which of these is NOT a living thing?

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A rock

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A tree

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A dog

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A flower

Question 57

Which plant has sharp, pointed leaves?

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Pine tree

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Oak tree

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Sunflower

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Rose bush

Question 58

What do plants use to make their own food?

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Sunlight

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Water

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Soil

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Oxygen

Question 59

Where can animals find food, water, and shelter?

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A forest

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A car

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A book

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A cloud

Question 60

Why are habitats important for animals?

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They provide food, water, and shelter.

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They look pretty.

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They make the Earth spin.

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They hold the stars in place.

Question 61

What shows how animals are connected to each other and what they eat?

Accepted Answer

A diagram showing how energy flows through a community of living things.

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A type of fishing net.

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A food storage system.

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A game played by children.

Question 62

Which of these animals gives birth to live babies, feeds them milk, and has fur?

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Mammals

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Birds

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Fish

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Reptiles

Question 63

How do plants make their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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Breathing

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Eating

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Digesting

Question 64

What is the name for when animals eat each other in a special order?

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Food chain

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Ecosystem

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Population

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Habitat