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Vocabulary

Living things grow and change. Living things need food, water, and air to live. They make new living things like themselves.

Nonliving things do not grow and change. They do not need food, water, or air to survive. They do not make new things like themselves.

Plants need air, water, nutrients, sunlight, and space to live and grow. Just like people need food to grow, nutrients help plants grow. Plants grow well where they can get what they need to survive.

Parts of Plant

Plants cannot walk around to look for food. They get everything they need from the space where they grow.

Leaves are plant parts that use sunlight and air to make food. Plants utilize this food for their growth.

Root is the part of the plant that holds the plant in the ground. The roots also take water and nutrients from the soil.

The Stem holds the plant up. it can be thin or thick. A thick stem is called a trunk.

Differences in Plants

Plants look different, some are large, and others are small, some are tall others are short. Plants can also differ in the shape of their leaves.

Some plants can be eaten while other plants can be harmful if eaten. When you eat lettuce, you are eating the leaves of the plant. When you eat potatoes or carrots, you are eating the root of the plant. When you eat sugarcane, you are eating the stem of the plant. When you eat strawberries, you are eating the fruits of the plant.

Flowers, Fruits and Seeds

A flower is the colorful part of the plant that later develops into a fruit with seeds.

Flowers are colorful so as to attract insects like bees, which are necessary for pollination.

A seed is the part of the plant that can be used to grow a new plant.

Most seeds are covered and protected by a fleshy part called the fruit.

People and animals eat the fruits of many plants.

Vocabulary

A mammal is an animal with hair or fur. They can hop, walk, swim or fly.

A bird is an animal that has two legs, two wings and feathers. Many lays eggs and can fly. birds also have beaks for eating and carrying things to their nests.

A reptile is an animal that has dry skin covered with scales, e.g., snakes and turtles. Some reptiles have shells to keep them safe. Most reptiles lay eggs.

Amphibians are animals that live on land and in water. Most amphibians have smooth moist skin. Amphibians usually hatch eggs in water then they move to land to become adults. frogs are amphibians.

Fish are a group of animals that live under water. Most fish have scales. Fish have fins that help them swim. Fish also have gills that help them breathe.

Insects are animals that have three body parts and six legs. Most insects lay eggs. Ants and butterflies are both insects.

What Animals Need to Live

Animals are living things. Like people, they need food, water, air, and a safe place to live.

A shelter is a place where animals can live and be safe.

Animals have specialized body parts to help them get what they need to live. Some use their eyes and noses to find food. Eyes, ears, and noses also tell animals of danger. Legs, wings, and fins can help them get away from danger.

Animals need air to live. Fish use gills while other animals use lungs to get air.

How Animals Eat

Animals eat food to get the energy they need to live. Different animals eat different things.

A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants. Horses, cows and rabbits are all herbivores.

Herbivores have flat teeth to chew and grind plants.

A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals. Carnivores have sharp claws and teeth to catch and rip other animals for food.

Tigers, lions, sharks and cheetahs are examples of carnivores.

Questions

Which one is a living thing? Bus or Cat

Which animal is a herbivore? Cow or Tiger

What part of the body helps a mammal to breath? Gills or Lungs

Which is a vegetable? Tomato or Cabbage

What do you need teeth for? Chewing food or Breathing

Grass is a plant. True or False?

Which one of the following animals is a herbivore? Sheep or Eagle

Which of the following animals is a carnivore? Zebra or Lion

Which animal lays eggs? Dog or Turkey

Human beings are mammals True or False?

Plants need sunlight to grow. True or False

Cactus are living things True or False

Which animal produces wool?

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