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Question 3
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The following list shows ten non-living things which were once part of a living thing.

leather	cardboard
petrol	silk
butter	wool
ivory statue	cooking oil
wine	pearl

Which living thing was each of these items in the list once part of?
What has happened to each item since it was part of a living thing?
An example, rubber, has been completed for you.

NAME OF ITEM	ORIGINAL LIVING THING	HOW IT HAS CHANGED
rubber	rubber tree	rubber tapped from the tree is moulded into a certain shape.
leather
petrol
butter
ivory statue
wine
cardboard
silk
wool
cooking oil
pearl

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