Chapter 4: Lesson 3:
(PART ONE)
Environment
All the living and non-living things around a
living thing.
Q) Identify the living and non-living things in the
environments below.
Q) State why each living thing lives in that specific
environment?
Why do living things live in specific
environments?Living things live in specific environments
because they can find:
1) Food,2) Water and3) Shelter they need.
Q) State how living things interact with other living and non-living things in
the following environments.
Ecosystem
Made up of all the living and non-living things that interact in an environment.
Organism(1 animal or 1 plant)
Population
A group of organisms of the same kind living in
the same place.
Q) State how many populations are there in
each picture.
Habitat
A place where an animal lives and can find its
food, water and shelter it needs.
Example:
Arctic fox lives in the tundra
Bulrush lives in a wetland.
Red squirrels lives in a woodland.
Most animals are adapted to live in one or two environments only.
Example:An adder cannot survive in the arctic for to
long.
Some animals are very adaptable.
Example:• Red foxes (they are not fussy eaters and
have learned to live around humans)• Red foxes can be found in woodlands,
fields or urban habitats.
Habitats can be as big as an ocean
or as small as a leaf
Example of habitats:Woodland
(Home to: Deer, foxes, badgers, wood mice, wood ants )
BadgerWood mouse
Field/Meadow(Home to: Butterflies, harvest mice, rabbit , mole ,
hedgehog)
Harvest miceMole
Tree(Home to: Owls, dormice, moss, red squirrel)
Mossdormice
Pond(Home to: Frogs, dragonflies, pondweed, irises)
Pondweed Iris
Leaf(Home to: Caterpillar, aphids)
AphidCaterpillar
Leaf litter/Pile(Home to: Slug / woodlouse)
Slug Woodlouse
Underneath a log(Home to: Woodlice, beetles, slugs, centipedes)
Beetles Centipedes
Under a rock(Home to: Woodlice, beetles)
Beetles Woodlouse