Instructions
Read each question carefully and write your answers in the space provided. Do your best and have fun!
Chapter 1: Things Around Us
- Look around you! Name two living things and two non-living things.
Living Things: ____________________, ____________________
Non-Living Things: ____________________, ____________________
- What is the main difference between a living thing, like a cat, and a non-living thing, like a toy car?
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- Give an example of something that was once alive but is not alive anymore. Explain why it was once alive.
Example: ___________________________________________________________
Explanation: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 2: Animals
- What are three important things that all animals need to survive?
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
- Animals move in different ways. Name an animal that flies, an animal that swims, and an animal that walks.
Flies: ____________________
Swims: ____________________
Walks: ____________________
- What is the difference between an animal that eats only plants (a herbivore) and an animal that eats other animals (a carnivore)? Give one example of each.
Difference: _____________________________________________________________
Example of a herbivore: ____________________
Example of a carnivore: ____________________
Chapter 3: Food Chains
- What is a food chain? Draw a simple food chain in the space below with a plant, an animal that eats plants, and an animal that eats other animals.
What it is: ________________________________________________________________
My drawing:
Draw here
- Every food chain starts with something that makes its own food. What is this called and why is it so important?
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- Look at this food chain: Leaf -> Caterpillar -> Bird.
Which one is the producer? Which one is the consumer that eats plants?
Producer: ____________________
Consumer that eats plants: ____________________
Chapter 4: Parts of Plants and Humans
- In the box below, draw a plant. Make sure to draw and label these four parts: roots, stem, leaf, and flower.
Draw your plant here!
- What is the job of a plant's roots and leaves?
Job of the roots: ______________________________________________________
Job of the leaves: _____________________________________________________
- Match the human organ to its job. Write the correct letter in the blank space.
Organ Job 1. ___ Brain a. Pumps blood all around your body. 2. ___ Heart b. Helps you breathe in air. 3. ___ Lungs c. Breaks down the food you eat. 4. ___ Stomach d. Controls everything you do and think.
Answer Key
Chapter 1: Things Around Us
- Answers will vary.
Example Living Things: a person, a dog, a tree, a fly.
Example Non-Living Things: a chair, a book, a pencil, a rock. - A living thing can grow, breathe, move on its own, and needs food and water. A non-living thing cannot do these things.
- Answers will vary.
Example: A wooden table.
Explanation: It was once part of a tree, which was a living plant that needed sun and water to grow.
Chapter 2: Animals
- All animals need food, water, and air (oxygen) to survive. (Shelter is also a correct answer).
- Answers will vary.
Flies: a bird, a bat, a bee.
Swims: a fish, a dolphin, a whale.
Walks: a dog, a cat, an elephant. - A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants. A carnivore is an animal that eats other animals.
Example of a herbivore: cow, rabbit, giraffe.
Example of a carnivore: lion, tiger, shark.
Chapter 3: Food Chains
- A food chain shows how energy moves from one living thing to another. It shows who eats whom.
Example Drawing: Grass → Zebra → Lion (or any other valid food chain). - It is called a producer. It is important because it makes its own food using sunlight, and it is the start of all food chains. Plants are producers.
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Producer: Leaf
Consumer that eats plants: Caterpillar
Chapter 4: Parts of Plants and Humans
- The drawing should show a plant with its four main parts clearly drawn and labeled: roots (in the ground), stem (holding the plant up), leaves (coming off the stem), and a flower (at the top).
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Job of the roots: To hold the plant in the ground and to soak up water and nutrients from the soil.
Job of the leaves: To make food for the plant using sunlight, air, and water (photosynthesis). -
1. d Brain
2. a Heart
3. b Lungs
4. c Stomach