Test: Living things - Year 1 MCQ

That’s right - animals eat to get their food. Have you ever seen a plant eating a sandwich?

That’s right - all living things grow when they are young - plants and animals

You can play with dolls. You can pretend to feed them. But dolls cannot really eat food. Dolls are not living things. Babies are living things, just like you

They are all true! But which one tells us the bear is alive? The bear catches fish. It eats fish. The bear has to eat food to stay alive

Animals can move about. Horses can run. Birds can fly. Fish can swim

Playing with dolls is good fun. But dolls are not living things

Don’t forget - it’s not just animals that are living things. Plants are living things, too!

Living things exhibit growth and development throughout their lifespan. They start from a small form and mature into adults or fully grown organisms.

Plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis, using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create glucose and oxygen.

Fish breathe through their gills, which extract oxygen from water. This adaptation allows them to live and respire underwater.