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Foundation Science · Living things and their needs

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which one is a living thing?
- ☐ (a) A rock
- ☐ (b) A magpie
- ☐ (c) A spoon
- ☐ (d) A toy car
2. What do plants need to make their own food?
- ☐ (a) Sunlight
- ☐ (b) Toys
- ☐ (c) Shoes
- ☐ (d) Music
3. Where does a wombat find shelter?
- ☐ (a) In a nest
- ☐ (b) In the sea
- ☐ (c) In a burrow
- ☐ (d) In a cloud
4. Which one is non-living?
- ☐ (a) A gum tree
- ☐ (b) A frog
- ☐ (c) A baby
- ☐ (d) A teddy bear
5. What happens to a plant if it gets no water for a long time?
- ☐ (a) It grows faster
- ☐ (b) It turns into a rock
- ☐ (c) It wilts and can die
- ☐ (d) It starts to walk
6. What do all animals need to drink?
7. We breathe it in all the time. What is it?
8. Is a kookaburra living or non-living?

Answer sheet

1. A magpie — A magpie is a bird. It eats, drinks, breathes and grows, so it is living.
2. Sunlight — Plants use sunlight, air and water to make their food.
3. In a burrow — Wombats dig burrows in the ground to stay safe and cool.
4. A teddy bear — A teddy bear does not eat, drink or grow, so it is non-living.
5. It wilts and can die — Without water a plant droops (wilts) and can die.
6. water — All animals need water to stay alive.
7. air — People and animals need air to breathe.
8. living — A kookaburra is a bird. It eats, drinks and grows, so it is living.