Living & Non-Living Things
Which group contains ONLY living things: a cat, human, and plant OR a car, rock, and dog?
Cat, human, and plant
What two main things does a seed need to start growing into a plant?
Water and sunlight
What comes right before the seedling phase in a plant's life cycle?
Seed (or cotyledon)
If water spills on a table, which item should you use to absorb it: a plastic coaster or a paper towel?
A paper towel
If you combine flour, yeast, milk, salt, and eggs, what baked food do you make?
Bread
Frogs lay eggs in the water. What characteristic of living things does this show?
Reproduction (or reproducing)
Where does a plant absorb water from: its leaves, flowers, or roots?
The roots
In the life cycle of a tomato plant, what grows right after the seedling phase?
Young plant (or adult plant)
Why is a cloth or paper towel good for cleaning water off a wet floor?
Because it absorbs water.
Bobby sees an animal swimming at the aquarium with gills and a tail. Is it a fish, a turtle, or a rabbit?
A fish
Name two ways you can group objects from a mixed set (for example: a dog, a car, a leaf, and a ball).
Living vs. non-living, size, color, material, or uses.
Johnny goes on vacation for two weeks and forgets to water his plant by the window. What will happen to it?
The plant will dry out and die.
A caterpillar eats the leaves off a young seedling. What will happen to the plant's growth?
The plant may not grow tall and strong.
Which list contains items made ONLY of wood:
a) Book, chair, sink, cup
b) Table, chair, wardrobe, pencil
c) Boots, tires, bottle, pen
b) Table, chair, wardrobe, pencil
Instead of throwing away old clothes, name one way you can reuse them.
Turn them into cleaning rags, make a cloth bag, make doll clothes, or give them to a younger child.
Why are plants important to living things like animals?
Plants make food and produce oxygen for animals.
Pim puts two snails in jars with leaf food. Snail A gets water, but Snail B gets no water. Which snail will survive?
Snail A (the snail with water)
Put these tomato life cycle stages in order: Fruit, Seed, Flower, Seedling.
Seed --> Seedling --> Flower --> Fruit
Anna wants to bring water to the playground. Why is a plastic bottle better than a paper bag?
A plastic bottle does not leak (or keeps water in, while paper absorbs water/tears).
Why shouldn't you make a water cup out of paper without a special coating?
Paper absorbs water and will become soggy or leak.
Ben puts a small animal in a box with food and water, but no air holes. What will happen to the animal and why?
It will have difficulty breathing (or die) because living animals need air to live.
Tara sees a sunflower turning to face the sun. Why do plants turn toward sunlight?
Plants need sunlight to make food.
What part of a flowering plant produces seeds for the next generation?
The flower (or fruit)
Name two material differences between a paper bag and a plastic bag.
Paper absorbs water while plastic is waterproof; paper tears easily while plastic stretches/is stronger.
What does "reuse" mean, and why is it good for our environment?
Using something again instead of throwing it away; it reduces trash/waste.