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Grade 3 Science — Animals living around plants

Work out which part of a plant an animal is using and what for, and know what soil is made of and who lives in it.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.A barbet nests inside a dark hole in the trunk. Tap that part of the tree.

    Write the number of the part.

    1234

  2. 2.Suma watched a caterpillar on a tagar plant for weeks. Put the changes she saw in order.

    • It formed a cocoon
    • It came out as a butterfly and flew away
    • It ate tender leaves each day
    • One day it stopped eating

  3. 3.Bats and leopards both use one part of a tree to rest on and shelter in. Which part?

    • a) The roots
    • b) The bark
    • c) The branches
    • d) The flowers

  4. 4.What does the chapter say birds like owls use hollows in trees for?

    • a) Storing food for the winter
    • b) Sharpening their beaks
    • c) Bringing up their young ones
    • d) Escaping the rain and nothing more

  5. 5.Match each animal to what it takes from a plant.

    • Owl
    • Crow
    • Camel
    • Leopard
    • a branch to rest on
    • twigs for a nest
    • a hollow in a tree
    • leaves

  6. 6.The chapter says animals, birds and insects use parts of plants for three things. Which three?

    • a) Food, shelter and resting
    • b) Nesting, singing and hiding
    • c) Shade, water and warmth
    • d) Food, water and air

  7. 7.Which of these does the chapter say soil is made from?

    • a) Fallen fruit that has been crushed
    • b) Water and air pressed together underground
    • c) Sand carried in by the wind, and nothing else
    • d) Rock broken into tiny pieces, old leaves and stems, and insects living and dead

  8. 8.Sunbirds and butterflies visit flowers to drink a sweet liquid. What is that liquid called?

Answer key — Grade 3 Science — Animals living around plants

  1. 1. 3 — Hollow
  2. 2. 1. It ate tender leaves each day 2. One day it stopped eating 3. It formed a cocoon 4. It came out as a butterfly and flew away
  3. 3. c) The branches
  4. 4. c) Bringing up their young ones
  5. 5. Owl → a hollow in a tree; Crow → twigs for a nest; Camel → leaves; Leopard → a branch to rest on
  6. 6. a) Food, shelter and resting
  7. 7. d) Rock broken into tiny pieces, old leaves and stems, and insects living and dead
  8. 8. nectar