Living Things: What Makes Something Alive? - Kindergarten Science Quiz

Question 1

Which of these is a living thing?

Accepted Answer

Flower

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Rock

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Chair

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Water

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a part of a plant?

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Bricks

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Roots

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Stem

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Leaves

Question 3

Which of these animals has a backbone?

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Fish

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Worm

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Spider

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Jellyfish

Question 4

What is the biggest animal on Earth?

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Blue whale

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Elephant

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Giraffe

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Rhinoceros

Question 5

Which of these animals is a mammal?

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Dog

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Fish

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Bird

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Snake

Question 6

What do leaves help plants do?

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Get sunlight

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Store water

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Attract bugs

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Hold up the plant

Question 7

How do plants drink water?

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Through their roots from the ground

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Through their leaves from the air

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From the sun

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From animals

Question 8

What eats other animals?

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Predators

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Prey

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They eat the same things

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They don't eat

Question 9

Which animal can change its color to hide?

Accepted Answer

Chameleon

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Lion

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Elephant

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Giraffe

Question 10

What do scientists use to see very small living things?

Accepted Answer

Microscope

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Magnifying glass

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Telescope

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Computer

Question 11

What is a living thing?

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Something that needs food and water

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Something that does not move

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Something made of metal

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Something that has a brain

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

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They are made of plastic

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They need food

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They can move

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They grow

Question 13

What do all plants and animals need?

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Food and water

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Air and sunlight

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Electricity and heat

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Money and clothing

Question 14

Which of the following is a way that living things change?

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They grow and get bigger

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They break and fall apart

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They melt and become liquid

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They rust and turn orange

Question 15

What do humans need to stay alive?

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Food, water, and air

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Books, toys, and games

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Friends, family, and love

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Money, electricity, and cars

Question 16

Which of the following is a living thing that helps us breathe?

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A tree

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A flower

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A fish

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A bird

Question 17

Which of the following is a living thing that makes its own food?

Accepted Answer

A plant

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A lion

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A dolphin

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An eagle

Question 18

Which of the following is a living thing that has feathers?

Accepted Answer

A bird

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A fish

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A snake

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A cat

Question 19

Who is a living thing that you can see outside?

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A tree

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A rock

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A car

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A book

Question 20

What is something that is not alive?

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A rock

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A dog

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A flower

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A bird

Question 21

How do plants make their own food?

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By taking in sunlight

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By eating other plants

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By drinking water

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By breathing air

Question 22

Which animal has fur and drinks milk from its mother?

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A cat

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A fish

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A bird

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A snake

Question 23

What is something that living things do?

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Move

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Are made of metal

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Never change

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Don't have a color

Question 24

What is the name for something that grows, moves, eats, and breathes?

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A living thing

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A non-living thing

Question 25

Which of these is a living thing?

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A tree

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A rock

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A table

Question 26

What do we call the way living things make new living things like themselves?

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Making babies

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Growing taller

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Moving around

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Breathing

Question 27

Where do plants get most of their energy from?

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Sunlight

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Water

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Air

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Soil

Question 28

Which one of these is a living thing that lives in water?

Accepted Answer

A fish

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A bird

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A spider

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A snake

Question 29

What is the process called when plants take in water and nutrients from the ground?

Accepted Answer

Soaking up water

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Photosynthesis

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Breathing

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Sprouting

Question 30

Which of these is alive?

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A tree

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A rock

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A car

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A cloud

Question 31

Things that are alive need food, water, air, and a place to live. What are these things?

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Needs

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Wants

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Desires

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Choices

Question 32

Which of these is a plant?

Accepted Answer

A flower

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A dog

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A bird

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A fish

Question 33

Which of these things does not grow?

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A rock

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A tree

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A baby

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A flower

Question 34

Which of these is a way that plants and animals are similar?

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They both need food.

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They both can move.

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They both have brains.

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They both live in water.

Question 35

What do humans use to breathe?

Accepted Answer

Their nose and mouth

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Their ears

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Their skin

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Their hair

Question 36

Which of these is not a part of a plant?

Accepted Answer

Feathers

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Leaves

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Stem

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Roots

Question 37

What is one way water helps plants?

Accepted Answer

Water helps plants grow.

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Water helps plants breathe.

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Water helps plants clean.

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Water does not help plants.

Question 38

What is alive?

Accepted Answer

A plant

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A rock

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A table

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A car

Question 39

What can living things do?

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Can grow

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Can't move

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Made of plastic

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Doesn't breathe

Question 40

What is NOT something living things do?

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Rust

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Eat

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Sleep

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Breathe

Question 41

What part of a plant helps it make food?

Accepted Answer

Leaf

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Stem

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Flower

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Root

Question 42

What kind of animal eats only plants?

Accepted Answer

Deer

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Lion

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Snake

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Shark

Question 43

What do living things need to live?

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Food, water, and air

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Only sunlight

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Only water

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Just shelter

Question 44

Which group do cats belong to?

Accepted Answer

Animals

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Plants

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Objects

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Food

Question 45

Which of these things is alive and grows?

Accepted Answer

A tall tree

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A big rock

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A comfy chair

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A new book

Question 46

Which of these things is NOT something that living things do?

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Turn on lights

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Breathe in and out

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Eat their favorite foods

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Move around the room

Question 47

What do all living things need to stay healthy and alive?

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Yummy food and clean water

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A cozy home to sleep in

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Lots of best friends to play with

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A shiny new car to drive

Question 48

Which of these animals has fur and drinks milk from its mother?

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A playful dog

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A swimming fish

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A chirping bird

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A slithering snake

Question 49

Which of these is a living thing that makes its own food using sunlight?

Accepted Answer

A beautiful rose

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A furry dog

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A fast car

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A tall building

Question 50

Which of our five senses do we use to see the colorful world around us?

Accepted Answer

Amazing sight

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Wonderful hearing

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Super smell

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Tasty taste

Question 51

What is the job of our lungs in our bodies?

Accepted Answer

To help us breathe

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To pump blood

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To digest food

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To keep us safe

Question 52

Which of these is something that we find in nature and cannot be made by people?

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Fresh water

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Cool computer

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Fast car

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Fun toy

Question 53

Who is a living thing?

Accepted Answer

Cat

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Rock

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Water

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Chair

Question 54

Which of these can move by itself?

Accepted Answer

Bird

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Tree

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Stone

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Car