Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best word from the word box to complete it.
Word Box:
- nutrition
- non-living
- environment
- react
- respond
- move
- characteristics
- pencil
- exhibit
- tree
- homeostasis
- living
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1) The living things maintain ________________.
→ Living things keep their internal balance — that’s called
homeostasis.
✔ Answer:
homeostasis
2) A ________________ is an example of a living thing.
→ From the word box, “tree” is clearly a living thing.
✔ Answer:
tree
3) ________________ things reproduce.
→ Only living things can reproduce. So we use “living”.
✔ Answer:
Living
4) Living things need ________________ to grow.
→ Growth requires food or nutrients →
nutrition.
✔ Answer:
nutrition
5) A ________________ is an example of a non-living thing.
→ “Pencil” is not alive — perfect fit.
✔ Answer:
pencil
6) Non-living things lack the ________________ of life.
→ They don’t have the features (characteristics) that define life.
✔ Answer:
characteristics
7) Non-living things do not respond to their ________________.
→ Living things react to changes around them — that’s the
environment.
✔ Answer:
environment
8) The sun is an example of a ________________ thing.
→ Sun doesn’t eat, grow, or reproduce →
non-living.
✔ Answer:
non-living
9) Living things ________________ the characteristics of life.
→ They show or display these traits →
exhibit.
✔ Answer:
exhibit
10) Living things ________________ and ________________ to the environment.
→ Two actions: they can
move and also
respond (or react). Looking at the word box, both “move” and “respond” are there. “React” is also there — but “respond” fits better with “to the environment”. Let’s check:
“Living things move and respond to the environment.” → Makes sense.
Alternatively, “react” could work too — but “respond” is more commonly used in biology for this context.
Wait — let’s look again: Word box has both “react” and “respond”. But in science, “respond to stimuli/environment” is standard. Also, “move” is definitely correct.
So:
move and
respond
✔ Answers:
move,
respond
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Final Answer:
1) homeostasis
2) tree
3) Living
4) nutrition
5) pencil
6) characteristics
7) environment
8) non-living
9) exhibit
10) move, respond
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of living things and the environment worksheet.
