The basic needs of animals | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What is a life cycle?
- A life cycle shows how an animal grows and changes from birth. ✓
- A life cycle shows each year of an animal's life.
- A life cycle shows where an animal lives.
True or false? Animals stay the same at every stage of their life cycle.
- 'false' ✓
Scientists look closely at animals to see how they grow and change over time. Which skill are they using?
- observing ✓
- researching
- recording
Which of these things do humans need to stay alive?
- food ✓
- computers
- cars
Scientists record information about an animal's life cycle. What does record mean?
- Finding information from the internet.
- Looking closely and noticing any changes.
- Keeping information so it can be passed on to others. ✓
Laura is observing caterpillars as they change and grow into butterflies. How could she record a butterfly's life cycle?
- Using the internet to find out about different sorts of butterflies.
- Taking photos, videos, creating drawings or keeping a butterfly diary. ✓
- Looking in non-fiction books to find out about caterpillars.
- Looking closely at the caterpillars as they grow and change.

Animals need food and water to survive. What does survive mean?
- Survive means to grow.
- Survive means to have offspring.
- Survive means to stay alive. ✓
Animals need food and drink to...
- stay alive ✓
- grow ✓
- be healthy ✓
- wash
What do animals need to stay alive?
- food, water, air ✓
- water, air, offspring
- air, water, friends
All animals have basic needs. What are basic needs?
- Basic needs are the things an animal needs to stay alive. ✓
- Basic needs are the things an animal needs to sleep well.
- Basic needs are the things an animal needs to stay clean.
True or false? Fish live underwater so they do not need air.
- False. Fish have to come up for air.
- False. Fish use their gills to take in the air in the water. ✓
- True. Fish do not breathe air.
Sofia has a new puppy. What does the puppy need to stay alive?
- dog food, water, cuddles
- water, toys, cuddles
- dog food, water, air ✓

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Different animals need different things in order to stay alive.

Examples of different types of animals and how they need the same things to stay alive e.g. different foods they eat.

Animals - An animal is a living thing that moves and eats other animals or plants.
Alive - Living things are alive. They move, respire, sense, grow, reproduce, excrete waste material and need nutrients.
Survive - Survive means to continue to stay alive.
Basic needs - A living thing's basic needs must be met in order for them to stay alive.