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NATURAL SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGYGRADE 5NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5Plants and Animals on EarthINTERDEPENDENCERelationships between plants and animals as well as other things (non-living materials, air, water, etc.) in their habitat are important for their survival

We call this Interdependence

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Animals depend on each other and on plants for food

Herbivores eat plantsCarnivores eat the animals that eat the plantsOmnivores eat plants and animalsDecomposers eat and break up the dead plants and animals. They put the chemicals from their bodies (carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen) back into the soil to feed the plantsNATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5

Plants depend on animals for pollination

Bees, other insects and birds assist with pollinating plants

Animals also assist with spreading seeds through eating and excreting them or transporting them on their furNATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5

An Ecosystem is different types of plants and animals, together with the air, water and shelter that are all in one area.

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Refer to worksheet 1.1.15Acknowledgements & Additional ResourcesAcknowledgements:

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/education/BiodiversityTeachersGuide1.pdfhttp://www.thunderboltkids.co.za/downloads/Grade5_A_English_12-11-2012_smaller.pdfhttp://www.rainforestanimals.net/http://www.kcc.org.nz/forest-plantsEcosystem image: http://www.openlearningworld.com/World_Geography/l7s23.htm www.e-classroom.co.za

Useful YouTube resourceshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I6Q2yd-RiQ (biodiversity)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9vKE65kYY (web of life part 1)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wT5dihdt4E

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