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Science worksheet for early-elementary students about characteristics of living things, with questions about wood, paper, and seeds.
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Is It Alive?

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This printable science worksheet introduces kindergarten through 2nd grade students to the characteristics of life and the Law of Biogenesis. Students use multiple-choice questions to explore whether wood, paper, and seeds are alive, and identify which traits—such as growth, movement, and reproduction—define living things. Useful for life-science lessons, biology basics, and science vocabulary introduction.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Biology
Grade Level:
K – 2nd Grade
Updated September 2025

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