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Classification. What makes something alive?. What do living things need to survive?. Oxygen Water Food Shelter Climate. What do you think it is? Animal? Insect? Bird? Plant?. Animals and Insects have life cycles. Ant life cycle Plant life cycle.
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Classification What makes something alive?
What do living things need to survive? • Oxygen • Water • Food • Shelter • Climate
Animals and Insects have life cycles • Ant life cycle • Plant life cycle
How do most living things get their energy? • The sun provides energy for all living things. • Plants get energy directly from sun. • Animals get energy from eating plants or other animals (that eat plants). Visit : http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html & http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm#
There are three levels of food chains:producers, consumers and decomposershttp://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html
Living things meet their needs in the environment in which they live.Learn about biomes and ecosystems: http://www.mbgnet.net/
Living things use adaptation to meet their needs in their environment. An adaptation may include: • A body part • Behavior What type of animal adaptation can be seen in each of these living things?
Changes can occur in an ecosystem through : • Erosion • Storms • Fires • Volcanoes • Changes in the population of an organism Visit: http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm#