Classification What makes something alive What do living

Classification What makes something alive?

What do living things need to survive? n n n Oxygen Water Food Shelter Climate

What do you think it is? Animal? Insect? Bird? Plant?

Animals and Insects have life cycles n n Ant life cycle Plant life cycle

How do most living things get their energy? The sun provides energy for all living things. n Plants get energy directly from sun. n Animals get energy from eating plants or other animals (that eat plants). Visit : http: //www. harcourtschool. com/activity/food_menu. html & http: //www. ecokids. ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index. cfm# n

Energy is passed from one link to another in food chains. Humans Animals (not human) Insects Plants

There are three levels of food chains: producers, consumers and decomposers http: //www. geography 4 kids. 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: n A body part n Behavior What type of animal adaptation can be seen in each of these living things?

Changes can occur in an ecosystem through : Erosion n Storms n Fires n Volcanoes n Changes in the population of an organism Visit: http: //www. ecokids. ca/pub/eco_info/topics/fr ogs/chain_reaction/index. cfm# n