Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
WORKSHEET A
Plants and Animals on Earth
1. Why do we find so many animal and plant life on our planet?
(2)
2. Match up the terms below with their correct meanings. Select your answers from
the list provided below.
Dependence
Habitat
Interdependence
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
TERM
MEANING
This is the variety/lots of different kinds of living
things – plants, animals, micro-organisms (very
small things that can only be seen under a
microscope) - and their inter-relationships/how
they work together.
The home of the plant or animal – where they
choose to live naturally.
A system of inter-connected living and nonliving things in a particular habitat.
The connection between plants and animals
and the type of habitat means that each one is
connected in one way or another. All living
things and non-living things depend on each
other.
(8)
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
WORKSHEET A - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
1. Why do we find so many animal and plant life on our planet?
(2)
There are many types of animals and plants because there are many
different types of habitats e.g. water, desert, grassland, and forest. This
means different types of animals and plants that suit the different habitats.
2. Match up the terms below with their correct meanings. Select your answers from
the list provided below.
Dependence
Habitat
Interdependence
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
TERM
Biodiversity
Habitat
Ecosystem
Interdependence
MEANING
This is the variety/lots of different kinds of living
things – plants, animals, micro-organisms (very
small things that can only be seen under a
microscope) - and their inter-relationships/how they
work together.
The home of the plant or animal – where they
choose to live naturally.
A system of inter-connected living and non-living
things in a particular habitat.
The connection between plants and animals and
the type of habitat means that each one is
connected in one way or another. All living things
and non-living things depend on each other.
(8)
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
WORKSHEET B
Plants and Animals on Earth
Fill in all the different plants and animals that you can think of that would live in the
habitats listed below
HABITAT
AQUATIC/WATER
DESERT OR SEMI DESERT
GRASSLAND
FOREST
PLANTS
ANIMALS
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
WORKSHEET B - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
Fill in all the different plants and animals that you can think of that would live in the
habitats listed below
NOTE: Teacher to use discretion – some examples below
HABITAT
PLANTS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC/WATER
seaweed
water lilies
reeds
frogs
crocodiles
turtles (sea)
terrapins (fresh water)
crabs
ducks
insects
tadpoles
DESERT OR SEMI DESERT
succulents (plants that
store water)
grasses
acacias
cacti
aloes
GRASSLAND
grasses
FOREST
trees
ferns
fungi
(toadstools/mushrooms
meerkats
birds
puffadders
geckoes
eland
gemsbok
lizards
snakes
porcupine
hyenas
jackals
vulture
ants
scorpions
kudu
nyala
zebra
impala
buffalo
giraffe
lions
eagles
grasshoppers
elephants
bears
squirrels
woodpeckers
knysna loerie (birds)
owls
shimps
parrots
frogs
snakes
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 1
Plants and Animals on Earth
Fill in the missing words in the sentences that follow. Select your answers from the
list provided below.
biodiversity
ecosystem
marine
indigenous
Grassland
deserts
oxygen
biodiversity
aquatic
springbuck
blue planet
Choose your answers from the words in the block above:
NO
QUESTIONS
1
The Namib, Sahara and Kalahari are the names of
__________________________.
2
Another word for sea is ____________________.
3
A __________________________ cannot live in a cold
climate or in water.
4
Water plants provide food for animals and
___________________ make ______________ for the
animals to breathe.
5
We can also refer to water as ____________________.
6
Water covers more than two thirds of our planet. This is
why earth is referred to as the _______________.
7
A habitat covered in grasses with a few trees is called
___________________.
8
The type of water that we find in ponds is
_______________________.
9
A description of the variety of all living things, including
plants, animals, micro-organisms and their inter-
ANSWERS
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relationships is called ____________________.
10
Certain plants and animals have existed in some
habitats for thousands of years. They are known as
_____________________ or native to this habitat.
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 1 - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
Fill in the missing words in the sentences that follow. Select your answers from the
list provided below.
biodiversity
ecosystem
marine
indigenous
Grassland
deserts
oxygen
biodiversity
aquatic
springbuck
blue planet
Choose your answers from the words in the block above:
NO
1
QUESTIONS
The Namib, Sahara and Kalahari are the names of
_________.
ANSWERS
deserts
2
Another word for sea is ______________.
marine
3
A ___________________ cannot live in a cold
climate or in water.
springbuck
4
Water plants provide food for animals and
______________ make _____________ for the
animals to breathe.
We can also refer to water as _________________.
oxygen
5
6
7
8
9
10
Water covers more than two thirds of our planet
This is why earth is referred to as the
_____________.
A habitat covered in grasses with a few trees is called
______________.
The type of water that we find in ponds is _________.
A description of the variety of all living things,
including plants, animals, micro-organisms and their
inter-relationships is called ____________________.
Certain plants and animals have existed in some
habitats for thousands of years. They are known as
__________ or native to this habitat.
aquatic
blue planet
Grassland
still
biodiversity
indigenous
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 2
Plants and Animals on Earth
Answer the following questions.
State whether the following statement are true or false.
NO
1
STATEMENT
Animals do not need plants to survive.
2
Plants produce nectar that attract bees.
3
Flowers cannot fertilize their seeds without the pollen.
4
Bees are the only animal that can pollinate flowering
plants.
Seeds stick to an animal’s fur when they eat the fruit.
5
TRUE / FALSE
(5)
6. Name 3 reasons why living things depend on their environment.
6.1
6.2
6.3
(3)
7. Fill in the missing words by selecting your answers from the list given below.
Oxygen
medicine
water cycle
7.1
_____________________ and water are very important for all living things to
survive.
7.2
The water that we drink from a river or a tap, forms part of a system called the
__________________________.
(2)
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 2 - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
Answer the following questions.
State whether the following statement are true or false.
NO
1
STATEMENT
Animals do not need plants to survive
TRUE / FALSE
false
2
Plants produce nectar that attract bees
true
3
Flowers cannot fertilize their seeds without the pollen
true
4
Bees are the only animal that can pollinate flowering
plants
Seeds stick to an animal’s fur when they eat the fruit
false
5
true
(5)
6. Name 3 reasons why living things depend on their environment.
Any 3 of the following answers will be correct –
food, soil, water, air [carbon dioxide and oxygen], shelter,
hiding places from danger
6.1
6.2
6.3
(3)
7. Fill in the missing words by selecting your answers from the list given below.
Oxygen
medicine
water cycle
7.1
Oxygen and water are very important for all living things to survive.
7.2
The water that we drink from a river or a tap, forms part of a system called the
water cycle.
(2)
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
WORKSHEET C
Plants and Animals on Earth
Complete the table below.
ANIMAL
Herbivore
Carnivore
PREFERS TO EAT
SELECT 2 EXAMPLES FROM EACH ANIMAL TYPE FROM THE PICTURE SHEET
AND PASTE THEM BELOW
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
ANIMAL
Omnivore
Decomposer
PREFERS TO EAT
DRAW OR PASTE TWO PICTURES OF THIS TYPE OF ANIMAL BELOW
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
gemsbok
honey-eater
giraffe
ant
hyena
spider
Iguana
squirrel
lion
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
WORKSHEET C - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
Complete the table below.
ANIMAL
PREFERS TO EAT
Herbivore
only eat plants
Carnivore
only eat meat
SELECT 2 EXAMPLES FROM EACH ANIMAL TYPE FROM THE PICTURE SHEET
AND PASTE THEM BELOW
gemsbok
honey-eater
giraffe
lion
hyena
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
ANIMAL
Omnivore
PREFERS TO EAT
eat plants and meat
Decomposer
eat and break up dead
plants and animals
DRAW OR PASTE TWO PICTURES OF THIS TYPE OF ANIMAL BELOW
pigs, humans, squirrel, warthogs, jackals, iguana
iguana
squirrel
e.g. ants, woodlice, spider, vultures, earthworms
ant
spider
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 3
Plants and Animals on Earth
Answer the following questions:
a) Why is earth referred to as the ‘blue’ planet?
(1)
b) What does ‘habitat’ mean?
(1)
c) What is another word for an aquatic habitat?
(1)
d) True or false – All animals can live in any type of habitat?
(1)
e) Choose the correct season word: More animals are born in Grassland
habitats during the wet or dry season
(1)
f) What do we call plants or animals that have been found in a particular area of
environment for many years?
(1)
g) What type of habitat is the Kalahari?
(1)
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
h) What do we call plants that have lots of water in them?
(1)
i) Bees are important to plants because they help them __________________.
j) What do omnivores mostly eat?
(1)
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 3 - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
Answer the following questions:
a) Why is earth referred to as the ‘blue’ planet?
It has more than two-thirds water.
(1)
b) What does ‘habitat’ mean?
home or place where a plant , animal or organism lives.
(1)
c) What is another word for an aquatic habitat?
water
(1)
d) True or false – All animals can live in any type of habitat?
false
(1)
e) Choose the correct season word: More animals are born in Grassland
habitats during the wet or dry season
Wet
(1)
f) What do we call plants or animals that have been found in a particular area of
environment for many years?
indigenous or native to the area
(1)
g) What type of habitat is the Kalahari?
desert
(1)
h) What do we call plants that have lots of water in them?
succulents
i) Bees are important to plants because they help them pollinate.
(1)
(1)
j) What do omnivores mostly eat?
plants and animals
(1)
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 4
Plants and Animals on Earth
Answer the following questions.
1. Humans, elephants and rats are classified as ______________________.
2. Fill in the missing words:
2.1.
Water covers more than __________________________________ of the
earth.
2.2.
The place where plants and animals naturally lives is called lives is called
their __________________________________.
2.3.
The word ‘aqua’ means ____________________________________.
3. From the words provided in brackets, underline the correct answer:
3.1.
Different plants live in (salt/fresh/still) water, like rivers.
3.2.
The (sea / ponds) has stagnant water.
4. Match the following animals and plants with their habitat.
hyenas
elephant
giraffe
ferns
4.1.
grasslands
_______________________________
4.2.
forests
_______________________________
4.3.
desert
_______________________________
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 4 - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
Answer the following questions.
1. Humans, elephants and rats are classified as mammals.
2. Fill in the missing words:
2.1.
Water covers more than two thirds (⅔) of the earth.
2.2.
The place where plants and animals naturally lives is called lives is called
their habitat.
2.3.
The word ‘aqua’ means water.
3. From the words provided in brackets, underline the correct answer:
3.1.
Different plants live in (salt/fresh/still) water, like rivers.
3.2.
The (sea / ponds) has stagnant water.
4. Match the following animals and plants with their habitat.
hyenas
elephant
4.1.
grasslands
giraffe
4.2.
forests
ferns; elephant
4.3.
desert
hyenas
giraffe
ferns
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 5
Plants and Animals on Earth
This fact sheet tells the story of how the honey badger and the honey guide work
together to find food.
Read the inter-dependence facts before you answer the questions.









The honey badger is an animal that lives off honey.
The honey guide is a bird that feeds on bee larvae.
The honey guide cannot reach the bee larvae because it is in the beehive.
The bees will sting the honey guide to death if it attempts to eat the bee larvae
in the beehive.
Once a honey guide discovers a beehive, it persuades the honey badger to
follow it to a beehive.
It is possible for the honey badger to break the beehive open with its claws,
teeth and strong legs.
It is difficult for the bee stings to get through the honey badger’s thick skin .
The thick coat of the honey badger protects it from being stung.
The honey guide feasts on the bee larvae as soon as the honey badger had
eaten the honey.
Answer all the questions
1. What does the honey badger like to eat?
(1)
2. Name two things found inside the beehive that the honey badger and honey
guide would like to have.
(2)
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
3. Which animal first searches for the beehive?
(1)
4. What three things does the honey badger use to open the beehive?
4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
(3)
5. What does the honey guide eat?
(1)
6. The honey badger’s ____________________________prevents the bees
from stinging it.
(1)
7. What would happen to the honey guide if it ate of the larvae without the help
of the honey badger?
(1)
[TOTAL 10]
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
QUIZ 5 - MEMORANDUM
Plants and Animals on Earth
This fact sheet tells the story of how the honey badger and the honey guide work
together to find food.
Read the inter-dependence facts before you answer the questions.









The honey badger is an animal that lives off honey.
The honey guide is a bird that feeds on bee larvae.
The honey guide cannot reach the bee larvae because it is in the beehive.
The bees will sting the honey guide to death if it attempts to eat the bee larvae
in the beehive.
Once a honey guide discovers a beehive, it persuades the honey badger to
follow it to a beehive.
It is possible for the honey badger to break the beehive open with its claws,
teeth and strong legs.
It is difficult for the bee stings to get through the honey badger’s thick skin .
The thick coat of the honey badger protects it from being stung.
The honey guide feasts on the bee larvae as soon as the honey badger had
eaten the honey.
Answer all the questions
1. What does the honey badger like to eat?
honey
(1)
2. Name two things inside the beehive that the honey badger and honey guide
would like to have.
honey and larvae
(2)
3. Which animal first searches for the beehive?
honey guide
(1)
4. What does the honey badger use to open the beehive?
claws, teeth, strong legs
(3)
5. What does the honey guide eat?
larvae
(1)
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1
6. The honey badger’s thick skin prevents the bees from stinging it.
(1)
7. What would happen to the honey guide if it ate of the larvae without the help
of the honey badger?
It would be stung to death by the bees.
(1)
[TOTAL 10]