Living & Nonliving
What is a living thing?
Something that needs basic needs to survive.
Which part of the plant anchors the plant and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?
roots
Most plants begin life as a _________.
seed
What is one of the way seeds can travel or be scattered?
a. roots
b. water
c. coconuts
water
Identify this part of the plant.
flower
A living thing needs: food, _______, _________, and _________ to survive.
air, water, space
Which part of the plant makes food?
leaves
A young plant is called a _____________.
seedling
What is one of the way seeds can travel or be scattered?
a. wind
b. stem
c. flowers
wind
Identify this part of the plant.
leaves
True or false: Water is a living thing.
False
True or false: the flower absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
False
A life cycle is all of the _________ in the life of a living thing.
steps
What is one of the way seeds can travel or be scattered?
a. seed coat
b. pollen
c. animals
animals
Identify this part of the seed.
seed coat
True or false: Nonliving things can grow and take up space.
False
Which part of the plant brings the water and nutrients up to the rest of the plant?
Stem
True or false: when the seed begins to grow, the stem grows first.
false; its the roots
Explain how wind scatters seeds.
answers may vary
Identify this part of the seed.
tiny plant
List 3 living things and 3 nonliving things.
Answers may vary.
flower
True or False: Plants have seeds to make more of the same kind.
True
Explain how animals help plants scatter seeds.
answers may vary
Identify this part of the seed.
stored food