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)

Group of pandas

Group of deer

Population

A group of organisms of the same kind living in

the same place.

Q) State how many populations are there in

each picture.

1

3

3

0

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