Everything can be divided into two classifications. They are ______________ and _______________.
Living and Non-Living Things
100
The five things that all living things can do are:
grow, move, respond to changes, die and reproduce.
100
Preston kept his new fish in a fish tank. He filled the fish tank until it covered the fish. He gave the fish some fish food and left for school. After school, he found his fish dead. Why?
The fish needs air from the water and there wasn't enough water in the tank, therefore not enough air.
100
Can plants move by themselves? If yes, how?
Yes, parts of the plants grow towards the sunlight.
200
All living things need _____, ______ and _______.
air, food and water.
200
We classify things based on this.
What is characteristics?
200
Timothy saw a creature that looked like a bird. What should he do to find out whether the creature was a bird or not.
(Name three things a bird must have.)
beaks, feather and wings.
200
Name 5 parts of the plants that most plants have:
roots, stem, leaf, flower and fruit.
300
The five things that all living things can do are:
grow, move, respond to changes, die and reproduce.
300
We can show classification using the following:
tables and diagrams
300
There is a marble and a ping pong ball. Please write down at least one similarity and difference that these balls have. Make sure you use the correct sentence structure.
Both the marble and the ping pong ball are round and similar in shape.
The marble is smaller than the ping pong ball. They are different in size.
300
Where do plants get their food?
Plants get their food from the roots by absorbing water and mineral salts and . They do this through the process of photosynthesis. During the process, plants convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars.
Soil is incorrect.
400
Name four groups that animals can be classified into:
birds, mammals, insects and fish
400
Put the following into a classification table:
elephants, goldfish, ant, cat, sparrow, angelfish, mosquito, chicken
Preston kept his new fish in a fish tank. He filled the fish tank until it covered the fish. He gave the fish some fish food and left for school. After school, he found his fish dead. Why?
The fish needs air from the water and there wasn't enough water in the tank, therefore not enough air.
400
Name four properties to classify leaves.
size, shape, colour and edge.
500
Living things can be grouped into these four groups:
Animals, plants, bacteria and fungi
500
Put the following into a diagram: (Don't forget to include the subheadings) This heading is "Kitchen."
knives, frying pan, salt, cooking pot, chopsticks, forks, sugar, soy sauce, wok
Kitchen
Tools for eating Tools for heating Seasoning
knives frying pan salt
chopsticks cooking pot sugar
forks wok soy sauce
500
Benjamin argued in class that a cotton shirt should be classified as a living plant because he had seen a cotton plant. Is Benjamin right? Why?
Benjamin is wrong because a cotton plant is a living thing, but a cotton shirt is only made from things that were one alive. A cotton shirt doesn't grow, move, respond to changes, die or reproduce, therefore, it cannot be a living thing.
500
Besides supporting plants, what else can a stem do?
Stems can carry food, water and mineral salts to all parts of the plant. In addition, some stems such as potatoes and ginger, store food for the plant.