Question 1

The life process by which living things release energy from their food is called:

Accepted Answer

Respiration. During respiration, food is broken down to release the energy the body needs.

Question 2

Which one of the following is a non-living thing?

Accepted Answer

Rock. A rock does not grow, breathe or reproduce, so it is non-living.

Question 3

Living things make more of their own kind. This life process is called:

Accepted Answer

Reproduction. Reproduction means producing young ones, so life continues on Earth.

Question 4

Removing harmful waste materials from the body is called:

Accepted Answer

Excretion. Excretion throws out waste that would harm the body if kept inside.

Question 5

Small plants with soft, green and weak stems are called:

Accepted Answer

Herbs. Herbs are small plants with soft green stems, such as mint and grass.

Question 6

Tall, big plants with a single thick, hard, woody trunk and branches high up are called:

Accepted Answer

Trees. Trees are tall, with a thick woody trunk and branches that begin high above the ground.

Question 7

A money plant has a weak stem and grows upward with the help of a support. Such plants are called:

Accepted Answer

Climbers. Climbers have weak stems and climb up a support to grow upward.

Question 8

Plants with weak stems that spread out and grow flat along the ground are called:

Accepted Answer

Creepers. Creepers, like pumpkin and watermelon, have weak stems that creep along the ground.

Question 9

Animals that have a backbone in their body are called:

Accepted Answer

Vertebrates. Animals with a backbone, such as dogs and fish, are called vertebrates.

Question 10

Which animal gives birth to babies and feeds them on its milk?

Accepted Answer

Cow. A cow is a mammal; it gives birth to young ones and feeds them milk.

Question 11

The body of a bird is covered with:

Accepted Answer

Feathers. Birds have feathers covering their body, which also help them fly.

Question 12

How many legs does an insect, such as an ant, have?

Accepted Answer

Six. All insects, including ants, have six legs.

Question 13

The natural place where a plant or an animal lives is called its:

Accepted Answer

Habitat. A habitat is the natural home where a living thing lives and finds its food.

Question 14

Animals that eat only plants are called:

Accepted Answer

Herbivores. Herbivores, like cows and goats, eat only plants.

Question 15

Animals that eat only the flesh of other animals are called:

Accepted Answer

Carnivores. Carnivores, like lions and tigers, eat only the flesh of other animals.

Question 16

The natural habitat of a fish is:

Accepted Answer

Water. Fish live in water, which is their natural habitat.

Question 17

Which set lists ONLY life processes carried out by living things?

Accepted Answer

Growth, respiration and reproduction. Growth, respiration and reproduction are life processes; the others are changes seen in non-living things.

Question 18

A dry seed looks still and lifeless, but we call it living because it can:

Accepted Answer

Sprout and grow into a new plant. A seed is living because, with water and warmth, it can sprout and grow into a new plant.

Question 19

Which statement correctly tells a tree apart from a shrub?

Accepted Answer

A tree has one thick woody trunk with branches high up, while a shrub is bushy with several woody stems near the ground. A tree has a single tall woody trunk; a shrub is shorter and bushy, with many stems near the base.

Question 20

A watermelon plant's weak stem lies flat on the soil, while a money plant's weak stem grows upward on a support. This means the watermelon is a ___ and the money plant is a ___.

Accepted Answer

creeper; climber. A weak stem spreading on the ground is a creeper; a weak stem climbing a support is a climber.

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