Living and Nonliving
Is a flower living or nonliving?
Living
The Sun gives ______ for the water cycle.
Energy
Grass is a ______.
Producer
A polar bear’s fur is an ______.
Adaptation
Living and nonliving things together make an ______.
Ecosystem
Name two things living things need.
Water, food, air, sun
Clouds form during ______.
Condensation
A deer is a ______.
Consumer
What helps fish breathe underwater?
Gills
True or False: Rocks are part of an ecosystem.
True; nonliving part
Which is not living: dog, rock, or tree?
Rock
What comes after condensation in the water cycle?
Condensation
Mushrooms are ______.
Decomposer
What helps cactus survive in the desert?
Stores water/ spines
What starts all food chains?
Sun
True or False: Clouds are alive.
False
Water that collects in lakes and oceans is called ______.
Collection
Why are decomposers important?
They recycle nutrients
Which is an adaptation: a bird’s beak, a chair’s legs, or a car’s wheels?
Bird's beak
Which is both living and important to soil health: fungi, water, or clouds?
Fungi
Explain one way to tell if something is living.
Grows, moves, breathes
Put these in order: Evaporation → Condensation → Precipitation → Collection. What is this?
Water Cycle
Make a food chain with Sun, grass, rabbit, hawk.
Sun → Grass → Rabbit → Hawk
Explain why adaptations help animals.
They help animals survive in their environment
Explain what would happen if decomposers disappeared.
Waste piles up, no nutrients recycled, plants can’t grow