GRD 5 NST Term 1 Worksheets & Memos

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 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]
WORKSHEET A - MEMORANDUM
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 MEANING
This is the variety/lots of different kinds of living
things – plants, animals, micro-organisms (very
Biodiversity 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
Habitat
choose to live naturally.
A system of inter-connected living and non-living
Ecosystem
things in a particular habitat.
The connection between plants and animals and
the type of habitat means that each one is
Interdependence
connected in one way or another. All living things
and non-living things depend on each other.
(8)
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET B
Fill in all the different plants and animals that you can think of that would live in the
habitats listed below
HABITAT PLANTS ANIMALS

AQUATIC/WATER
DESERT OR SEMI DESERT
GRASSLAND
FOREST
WORKSHEET B - MEMORANDUM
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

seaweed frogs
AQUATIC/WATER water lilies crocodiles
reeds turtles (sea)
terrapins (fresh water)
crabs
ducks
insects
tadpoles
DESERT OR SEMI DESERT succulents (plants that meerkats

store water) birds
grasses puffadders
acacias geckoes
cacti eland
aloes gemsbok
lizards
snakes
porcupine
hyenas
jackals
vulture
ants
scorpions
GRASSLAND grasses kudu
nyala
zebra
impala
buffalo
giraffe
lions
eagles
grasshoppers
FOREST trees elephants
ferns bears
fungi squirrels
(toadstools/mushrooms woodpeckers
knysna loerie (birds)
owls
shimps
parrots
frogs
snakes
QUIZ 1
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 ANSWERS
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-
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]
QUIZ 1 - MEMORANDUM
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:
1 The Namib, Sahara and Kalahari are the names of deserts
_________.
2 Another word for sea is ______________. marine
3 A ___________________ cannot live in a cold springbuck

climate or in water.
4 Water plants provide food for animals and oxygen

______________ make _____________ for the
animals to breathe.
5 We can also refer to water as _________________. aquatic
6 Water covers more than two thirds of our planet

This is why earth is referred to as the blue planet
_____________.
7 A habitat covered in grasses with a few trees is called Grassland

______________.
8 The type of water that we find in ponds is _________. still
9 A description of the variety of all living things,

including plants, animals, micro-organisms and their biodiversity
inter-relationships is called ____________________.
10 Certain plants and animals have existed in some
habitats for thousands of years. They are known as indigenous
__________ or native to this habitat.
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 2
Answer the following questions.
State whether the following statement are true or false.
NO STATEMENT TRUE / FALSE

1 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.
5 Seeds stick to an animal’s fur when they eat the fruit.
(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]
QUIZ 2 - MEMORANDUM
State whether the following statement are true or false.
NO STATEMENT TRUE / FALSE

1 Animals do not need plants to survive 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 false
plants
5 Seeds stick to an animal’s fur when they eat the fruit 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]
WORKSHEET C
Complete the table below.
ANIMAL PREFERS TO EAT SELECT 2 EXAMPLES FROM EACH ANIMAL TYPE FROM THE PICTURE SHEET
AND PASTE THEM BELOW
Herbivore
Carnivore
ANIMAL PREFERS TO EAT DRAW OR PASTE TWO PICTURES OF THIS TYPE OF ANIMAL BELOW
Omnivore
Decomposer
gemsbok honey-eater giraffe
ant hyena spider
Iguana squirrel lion

WORKSHEET C - MEMORANDUM
Complete the table below.
ANIMAL PREFERS TO EAT SELECT 2 EXAMPLES FROM EACH ANIMAL TYPE FROM THE PICTURE SHEET
AND PASTE THEM BELOW
Herbivore only eat plants gemsbok honey-eater giraffe
Carnivore only eat meat lion hyena

ANIMAL PREFERS TO EAT DRAW OR PASTE TWO PICTURES OF THIS TYPE OF ANIMAL BELOW
Omnivore eat plants and meat pigs, humans, squirrel, warthogs, jackals, iguana
iguana squirrel
Decomposer eat and break up dead e.g. ants, woodlice, spider, vultures, earthworms
plants and animals
ant spider
QUIZ 3
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)
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]
QUIZ 3 - MEMORANDUM
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 (1)
i) Bees are important to plants because they help them pollinate. (1)
j) What do omnivores mostly eat?
plants and animals (1)

[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 4
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]
QUIZ 4 - MEMORANDUM
1. Humans, elephants and rats are classified as mammals.
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 giraffe ferns
4.1. grasslands giraffe
4.2. forests ferns; elephant
4.3. desert hyenas
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 5
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)
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]
QUIZ 5 - MEMORANDUM
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)
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]
WORKSHEET A
Animal Skeletons
1. What is the main difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?
(2)
2. Fill in the correct answers from the list to complete the table below:
worms birds butterfly frog (4)
VERTEBRATES INVERTEBRATES
3. Name three examples of molluscs.
(3)
4. Fill in the missing word: some invertebrates have hard outer ............
(1)
[TOTAL 10]
Animal Skeletons
1. What is the main difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?
(2)
The vertebrates have backbones and spinal cords while the
invertebrates do not have backbones.
2. Fill in the correct answers from the list to complete the table below:
worms birds butterfly frog (4)
VERTEBRATES INVERTEBRATES
frog worms
birds butterfly
3. Name three examples of molluscs. (3)
snail ; squid ; octopus
4. Fill in the missing word: some invertebrates have hard outer ............ (1)
shells
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET B
Animal Skeletons
1. There are some important differences between invertebrates and vertebrates.
Can you list these below? (6)
Vertebrates Invertebrates
2. Draw / Paste two pictures of vertebrate and invertebrate animals below (4)
Vertebrate illustration Invertebrate illustration
[TOTAL 10]
Animal Skeletons
1. There are some important differences between invertebrates and vertebrates.
Can you list these below? (6)
Vertebrates Invertebrates
 Have a backbone  No backbone
 Skeleton inside the body  Skeleton can be inside or
 Bones are hard – form outside the body
strong frame structure  Gain structural support for
their bodies in other ways
2. Draw / Paste two pictures of vertebrate and invertebrate animals below (4)
Vertebrate illustration Invertebrate illustration

E.g. snake, frog, shark, rat, crab, E.g. jellyfish, earthworm, snail,
butterfly, spider, etc. octopus, sponge, anemone, etc.
frog octopus
shark snail
Teacher to use own discretion Teacher to use own discretion
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET C
Animal Skeletons
The skeleton of vertebrates consists of __________ and ____________ (2)
2. Skeletons that are on the inside of the animal, are called

_________________ skeletons . (1)
3. Skeletons that are on the outside of the animal, are called

_________________ skeletons . (1)
4. What type of skeleton do we find in examples 4.1 to 4.3 below and give
another example of a creature that has such a type of skeleton.
(6)
NO HUMANS AND TYPE OF SKELETON ANOTHER EXAMPLE

ANIMALS
3.1 muscles and
tissues of a human
3.2 crab
3.3 jellyfish
[TOTAL 10]
Animal Skeletons
The skeleton of vertebrates consists of __________ and ____________ (2)
bones
joints
2. Skeletons that are on the inside of the animal, are called

_________________ skeletons . (1)
internal
3. Skeletons that are on the outside of the animal, are called

_________________ skeletons . (1)
external
4. What type of skeleton do we find in examples 4.1 to 4.3 below and give
another example of a creature that has such a type of skeleton.
(6)
NO HUMANS AND TYPE OF SKELETON ANOTHER EXAMPLE

ANIMALS
3.1 muscles and endoskeleton lion; bird; frog;
tissues of a human tortoise
3.2 crab exoskeleton bee; lobster;

grasshopper
3.3 jellyfish hydro skeleton bluebottle;
earthworm; starfish;
jelly fish
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET D
Animal Skeletons
Take a look at the following pictures of animals or creatures that have
endoskeletons. Identify the animals or creatures in the pictures.
1.
2.
3.
4.
(4)
5. Name SIX characteristics that these animals have in common:
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
(6)
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET D - MEMORANDUM
Animal Skeletons
1. Human
2. Shark
3. Crocodile (or alligator)
4. Seagull (or bird)
Answers can be provided in any order for question 5:
5.1.They all have internal skeletons.

5.2.Their skulls protect their brains.
5.3.Their skeletons give them their shape.
5.4.They are all vertebrates.
5.5.They all have ligaments or cartilage for movement.
5.6.Their backbones protect their spinal cords.
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 1
Animal Skeletons
a) Complete the sentence: Vertebrates have backbones that protect their
___________________. (1)
b) Is a tortoise a vertebrate or an invertebrate? (1)
c) Are Insects vertebrates or invertebrates? (1)
d) Do both vertebrate and invertebrate animals have skeletons? (1)
e) What part of the vertebrate skeleton protects the brain? (1)
f) What type of skeleton does an earthworm have? (1)
g) What is an outside skeleton called, such as a shell? (1)
h) What type of skeletons do humans have? (1)
i) What do we call the place where two bones meet? (1)

j) What do we call the masses of elastic tissue that help with movement
in vertebrates? (1)
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 1 - MEMORANDUM
Animal Skeletons
a) Spinal columns (1)
b) Vertebrate (1)
c) Invertebrates (1)
d) Yes (1)
e) The skull (1)
f) Hydro skeleton (1)
g) Exoskeleton (1)
h) Endoskeletons (1)
i) Joint (1)
j) Muscles (1)
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET E (OPTIONAL)
Animal Skeletons
Choose an animal that you would like to research and complete the following
worksheet:
Answers must correspond to the learner’s selection of an animal.
1. What is the name of this animal? (1)
______________________________
2. Do you know what the scientific name for it is?

(E.g. a dog is called Canis lupus familiaris) (1)
____________________________________________________
3. Is this animal a vertebrate or invertebrate? (1)
_____________________________
4. What type of skeleton does this animal have? (1)
______________________________
5. How does this animal move? (3)
________________________________________________________
6. Draw a picture of the animal’s skeleton. (3)
7. OPTIONAL: Can you make a model of this skeleton and label it? (5)
Teacher to use own discretion

[TOTAL 10 / 15]
WORKSHEET A
Skeletons as Structures
Instructions:
 Design a frame structure by making a skeleton of a vertebrate.

 It must be : 3-dimentional, realistic, have basic parts, be strong, able to stand
on its own for 3 minutes, made at school.
 Use the following material : drinking straws; rolled up paper for members and
struts; wooden dowels / sticks [30cm x 10mm] ; cello tape and metal paper
fasteners.
 Your frame structure will be marked according to the criteria that is set out
below:
Assessment rubric:
0 -1
2
3 UNSATISFAC
MODERATE /
CRITERIA GOOD TORY /
FAIR
BASIC
ORIGINALITY &
1
CREATIVITY
2 OVERALL IMPRESSION
INSTRUCTIONS WERE
3
FOLLOWED
4 NEATNESS
DESIGNED SKELETON
5 CAN STAND FOR 3
MINUTES ON ITS OWN
[TOTAL 15]
Marking [a few guidelines] - the teacher must use own initiative
CRITERIA GUIDELINES
1 ORIGINALITY & Quality ; appropriate ; distinctive ; used
CREATIVITY imagination to design a frame structure shows
innovation and inventiveness
2 OVERALL Does it increase expectancy ;
IMPRESSION is it : interesting ; inspiring ; reflecting
an advanced standard
3 INSTRUCTIONS [11] Allocate evidence of:
WERE FOLLOWED All 11 instructions [3 marks]
5 – 10 instructions [2 marks]
1 – 4 instructions [1 mark]
4 NEATNESS Is the structure: tidy ; clutter free

Did the learner: roll the paper up properly ; use
clear cello tape ; use clean straws ; smooth
sticks/dowels ; use proper and not rusted metal
paper fasteners
5 DESIGNED The structure can stand on its own for:
SKELETON CAN 3 minutes [3 marks]
STAND FOR 3 2 minutes [2 marks]
MINUTES ON 1 minute and less [1 mark]
ITS OWN Structure can’t stand on its own [0 marks]
Assessment rubric
3 2 0 -1
CRITERIA GOOD MODERATE UNSATISFACTORY
/ FAIR / BASIC
1 ORIGINALITY &
CREATIVITY
2 OVERALL IMPRESSION
3 FOLLOWED
INSTRUCTIONS
4 NEATNESS
5 DESIGNED SKELETON
CAN STAND FOR 3
MINUTES ON ITS OWN
[TOTAL 15]
WORKSHEET B
Complete the table by ticking the appropriate block to indicate whether the 10
structures below are shell or frame structures.
SHELL
NO STRUCTURE FRAME STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
car
1.
egg shell
2.
Scaffolding
3.
crab skeleton
4.
cat skeleton
5.
cell phone tower
6.
apples in a basket
7.
veins on a fern leaves
8.
tin of baked beans
9.
burglar bars
10.
[TOTAL 10]
NO STRUCTURE FRAME STRUCTURE SHELL STRUCTURE
1. car

2. egg shell

3. scaffolding

4. crab skeleton

5. cat skeleton 
6. cell phone tower 
7. apples in a basket 
8. veins on a fern leaves 
9. tin of baked beans 
10. burglar bars 
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 1
Answer the following questions by writing the correct answer in the column provided.
1. The rib cage does not protect the lungs.
[true / false]
2. Complete: A square shape can be

strengthened by ………………..
3 An example of an exoskeleton is a (insect

/ fish)
4. Give one word for the support that is

placed across a rectangle’s corner.
5. Bars, beams and ropes are used to design

a ……………..
6. A (dog / crab) has an endoskeleton.
7. Why is the shape of structures so

important?
8. The triangular patch that is placed over the

corner, is called a ………..
9. Does the skeleton support / protect / move

the organs?
10. What do we call the frame structure that

supports the electricity lines?
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 1 - MEMORANDUM
Answer the following questions by writing the correct answer in the column provided.
1. The rib cage does not protect the lungs. false
[true / false]
2. Complete: A square shape can be putting a gusset on the corners
strengthened by ……………….. / placing a diagonal strut from
one corner across to the next
corner
3 An example of an exoskeleton is a insect
(insect / fish)
4. Give one word for the support that is brace
placed across a rectangle’s corner.
5. Bars, beams and ropes are used to jungle gym
design a ……………..
6. A (dog / crab) has an endoskeleton. dog
7. Why is the shape of structures so The shape enables the

important? structures to hold / resist a
specific / certain weight
8. The triangular patch that is placed over gusset
the corner, is called a ………..
9. Does the skeleton support / protect / protect

move the organs?
10. What do we call the frame structure that a pylon

supports the electricity lines?
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET A
Food Chains
Given is an example of a food chain.
1. Draw a food chain of plants and animals on land (5)
2. Draw a food chain of plants and animals in a water environment (5)
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET A (MEMORANDUM)
Food Chains
Example of a food chain:
1. Draw a food chain of plants and animals on land (5)
Teacher to use discretion, e.g.
Grass – grasshopper – mouse - owl
2. Draw a food chain of plants and animals in a water environment (5)
 plankton → squid → small fish → penguin / seal →

whale
 plankton → crab → lobster
 plankton → fish larvae → small fish → mackerel →

tuna → shark
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET B
Food Chains
1. Make a list of what you had for supper last night.
(1)
2. Choose the main ingredient of your supper and draw a food chain to trace
back where it came from – put yourself at the top of this food chain.
(4)
3. Explain the types of food that the animals below prefer to eat.
(3)
a. Omnivore
b. Carnivore
c. Herbivore
4. Are you a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore and why do you say so? (1)
5. What do we call a human herbivore? (1)
[TOTAL 10]
Food Chains
1. Make a list of what you had for supper last night. (1)
Teacher must use his/her own discretion
2. Choose the main ingredient of your supper and draw a food chain to trace
back where it came from – put yourself at the top of this food chain.
Teacher to mark according to question 1
(4)
3. Explain the types of food that the animals below prefer to eat.
(3)
a. Omnivore
Animal that eats meat and plants
b. Carnivore
Animal that eats meat only
c. Herbivore
Animal that eats plants only
4. Are you a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore and why do you say so?
(1)
(Answer depends on learner’s preference)
5. What do we call a human herbivore? (1)

A vegetarian
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET C
Food Chains
Fill in the missing words by selecting answers from the words in the box below:
glucose producer fungi prey
decomposers photosynthesis sun
herbivores consumers predators
consumers predators sun

1. All the earth’s energy starts with the _______________.
2. Plants produce energy in the form of ________________________ for the
food chain.
3. A _____________________________ makes its own food.
4. ____________________ cannot produce their own food.
5. Animals that prey on others are called _____________________________.
6. _____________________ live off dead material and break it up into smaller
bits.
7. Animals that only eat plants are called ___________________________.
8. An example of a decomposer is _______________________.

9.1 The process of green plants producing energy for the food chain, is called
___________________________
9.2 Label the diagram
(5)
10. An animal that is hunted and eaten for food, is called a _______________.
[TOTAL 15]
Food Chains
Fill in the missing words by selecting answers from the words in the box below:
glucose producer fungi prey
decomposers photosynthesis sun
herbivores consumers predators
consumers predators sun

1. All the earth’s energy starts with the sun.
2. Plants produce energy in the form of glucose for the food chain.
3. A producer makes its own food.
4. Consumers cannot produce their own food.
5. Animals that prey on others are called predators.
6. Decomposers live off dead material and break it up into smaller bits.
7. Animals that only eat plants are called herbivores.
8. An example of a decomposer is fungi.
9.1 The process of green plants producing energy for the food chain, is called
photosynthesis.
9.2 Label the diagram
(5)
1) sun / light energy
2) oxygen
3) carbon dioxide
4) water
10. An animal that is hunted and eaten for food, is called a prey.
[TOTAL 15]
QUIZ 1
Food Chains
1. Complete the statements by selecting correct answers from the list provided
below.
prey carnivores predator consumers
herbivores omnivores vegetarian plants
decomposers energy photosynthesis
a) The food chain starts with _____________________________.
b) Plants produce glucose for _____________________.
c) Plants produce energy through the process of ________________________.
d) Animals that cannot produce their own food are called
________________________.
e) The animals/plants that break down dead matter are called
________________________________.
f) A human herbivore is called a ________________________________.
g) Animals that only eat meat are called ____________________________.
h) Animals that eat meat and plants are called __________________________.
i) A ___________________________ preys on other animals.
2. True or false: the sun is an important component of the food chain.
___________
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 1 - MEMORANDUM
Food Chains
1. Complete the statements by selecting correct answers from the list provided
below.
prey carnivores predator consumers
herbivores omnivores vegetarian plants
decomposers energy photosynthesis
a) The food chain starts with plants.
b) Plants produce glucose for energy.
c) Plants produce energy through the process of photosynthesis.
d) Animals that cannot produce their own food are called consumers.
e) The animals/plants that break down dead matter are called decomposers.
f) A human herbivore is called a vegetarian.
g) Animals that only eat meat are called carnivores.
h) Animals that eat meat and plants are called omnivores.
i) A predator preys on other animals.
2. True or false: the sun is an important component of the food chain. True
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET A
Life Cycles
Redraw the life cycle of a tomato plant by illustrating each phase in a frame
provided. Ensure that your illustrations are in the correct order (from 1 to 5).
Note: The pictures below are not in the correct order.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5.
[TOTAL 5]
WORKSHEET A – MEMORANDUM
Life Cycles
Redraw the life cycle of a tomato plant by illustrating each phase in a frame
provided. Ensure that your illustrations are in the correct order (from 1 to 5).
Note: The pictures below are not in the correct order.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5.
[TOTAL: 5]
WORKSHEET B
Life Cycles
Life Cycle of a Mammal
1. Draw a picture for each stage of the life cycle of a dog.

(3)
Stage 1: Baby Stage 2: Young animal Stage 3: Adult animal
2. At which stage is the animal ready to reproduce? (1)
___________________________________________________________
3. Tick the correct box below: Mammals have similar looks to their parents when
they are born? (1)
True False
4. Where do baby mammals get their food from? (1)
____________________________________________________________
5. Name four mammals (4)
[TOTAL 10]
WORKSHEET B – MEMORANDUM
Life Cycles
Life Cycle of a Mammal
1. Draw a picture for each stage of the life cycle of a dog.

Teacher to use own discretion (3)
Stage 1: Baby Stage 2: Young animal Stage 3: Adult animal
2. At which stage is the animal ready to reproduce? (1)
Adult Stage
3. Tick the correct box below: Mammals have similar looks to their parents when
they are born? (1)
True ** False
4. Where do baby mammals get their food from? (1)
From their mothers (mammary glands)
5. Name four mammals (4)
Answers will differ – teacher to use own discretion because there are
over 4 500 types of mammals
[E.g. humans, elephant, jaguar, lion, cheetah, leopard, pig, sheep, goat,
rat, dog, dolphin, polar bear, otters, etc.]
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 1
Life Cycles
a) Germination is the start or end of a plants life cycle?
_____________________
b) The process by which pollen is transferred is called
______________________
c) The process by which new life is created is called
________________________
d) True or false: flowering plants have a different life cycle to that of a fruit plant.
_______
e) True or false: animals can pollinate plants. ____________
f) True or false: the life cycle of all animals involves metamorphosis.
___________
g) A frog egg changes in water to become a _______________
h) True or false: all mammals have the same lifecycle. ______________
i) New life is created in mammals through the process of
_______________________
j) True or false: baby mammals look similar to their parents. _____________
[TOTAL 10]
QUIZ 1 - MEMORANDUM
Life Cycles
Answers:
a) start
b) pollination
c) fertilization
d) true
e) true
f) false
g) tadpole
h) true
i) reproduction
j) true
[TOTAL 10]

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Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 1, Topic 1

1. Why do we find so many animal and plant life on our planet?

Dependence Habitat Interdependence

A system of inter-connected living and non-

The connection between plants and animals

Dependence Habitat Interdependence

HABITAT PLANTS ANIMALS

DESERT OR SEMI DESERT

NOTE: Teacher to use discretion – some examples below

HABITAT PLANTS ANIMALS

DESERT OR SEMI DESERT succulents (plants that meerkats

biodiversity ecosystem marine indigenous

Grassland deserts oxygen biodiversity

aquatic springbuck blue planet

Choose your answers from the words in the block above:

relationships is called ____________________.

biodiversity ecosystem marine indigenous

Grassland deserts oxygen biodiversity

aquatic springbuck blue planet

2 Another word for sea is ______________. marine

3 A ___________________ cannot live in a cold springbuck

4 Water plants provide food for animals and oxygen

6 Water covers more than two thirds of our planet

7 A habitat covered in grasses with a few trees is called Grassland

9 A description of the variety of all living things,

State whether the following statement are true or false.

NO STATEMENT TRUE / FALSE

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

6. Name 3 reasons why living things depend on their environment.

Oxygen medicine water cycle

State whether the following statement are true or false.

NO STATEMENT TRUE / FALSE

2 Plants produce nectar that attract bees true

3 Flowers cannot fertilize their seeds without the pollen true

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,

Oxygen medicine water cycle

gemsbok honey-eater giraffe

ant hyena spider

Iguana squirrel lion

Carnivore only eat meat lion hyena

a) Why is earth referred to as the ‘blue’ planet?

c) What is another word for an aquatic habitat?

d) True or false – All animals can live in any type of habitat?

h) What do we call plants that have lots of water in them?

i) Bees are important to plants because they help them __________________.

j) What do omnivores mostly eat?

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?

d) True or false – All animals can live in any type of habitat?

indigenous or native to the area (1)

g) What type of habitat is the Kalahari?

h) What do we call plants that have lots of water in them?

j) What do omnivores mostly eat?

plants and animals (1)

1. Humans, elephants and rats are classified as ______________________.

2. Fill in the missing words:

The skeleton of vertebrates consists of and __ (2)

The skeleton of vertebrates consists of and __ (2)