Grade 3 · Science · Unit 12 of 15
Senses & Surviving
How plants and animals respond to light, water and danger.
What your child practises
How plants and animals sense their surroundings and respond in ways that help them survive.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 3LS1.3 · how plants and animals sense and respond to their environment
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why does a mother moose smell the air often?
🫎- to practise breathing
- to smell flowers only
- to make sounds
- to sense danger and food nearby
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to sense danger and food nearby
Hint: Smell helps moose protect their calves.
Question 2
A sunflower follows the Sun across the sky. This helps it…
🌻- grow roots
- scare animals
- get more light to make food
- get more water
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get more light to make food
Hint: Light gives a plant energy to make food.
Question 3
A flower closes at night. It is responding to…
🌷- less soil
- more sound
- more water
- less light
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less light
Hint: Some flowers close when it gets dark.
Question 4
An animal smells smoke and runs away. It used its sense of…
👃- sight
- smell
- taste
- touch
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smell
Hint: Smell warns animals of danger.
Question 5
A bear in fall eats a lot of food. This is a response to…
🐻- the coming cold winter
- a school bell
- a lamp
- noise
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the coming cold winter
Hint: Bears get ready for winter sleep.
Question 6
An animal has fur that turns white in winter. This helps it…
❄️- fly
- catch fish
- make a nest
- blend in with snow
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blend in with snow
Hint: Camouflage helps with hiding from predators.