Science · Grades K–2
What plants and animals need · Revision sheet
Reference sheet for Kindergarten to Grade 2: plants, animals and homes. Living things need food or light, water, air and a safe home.
Printable summary of the study guide What plants and animals need.
Learn the idea
Plants
Plants need water, light and air to grow.
Animals
Animals need food, water, air and shelter.
Homes
A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives and finds what it needs.
Explain without looking
- Name one thing you need every day that a plant also needs.
- Draw an animal and its home. Tell how the home helps it.
Check yourself
Four practice questions on this topic. Try each one before you open the answer.
Living things and their needs: which term fits this description? An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
- Herbivore
- Pollination
- Stem
- Prey
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Prey Prey: An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
What do plants need to grow?
- candy
- toys and shoes
- water and light
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water and light Plants use water and light to make their food.
Living things and their needs: which term fits this description? An animal in the group whose females produce milk for their young.
- Invertebrate
- Amphibian
- Stem
- Mammal
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Mammal Mammal: An animal in the group whose females produce milk for their young.
Living things and their needs: which term fits this description? The sequence of stages an organism passes through as it grows and reproduces.
- Life cycle
- Herbivore
- Flower
- Germination
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Life cycle Life cycle: The sequence of stages an organism passes through as it grows and reproduces.
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