Habitats/Animals
What is a habitat?
A place where an animal or plant lives and gets what it needs to survive.
What do plants need to grow?
Sunlight, water, air, and nutrients from soil.
What is a food web?
A group of connected food chains that show how energy moves in an ecosystem.
What do we call an animal that only eats plants?
A herbivore.
What is one way humans can harm habitats?
Cutting down trees, polluting, or building cities.
Name one thing all habitats must provide for living things.
Food, water, shelter, or space.
What part of the plant takes in water and nutrients from the soil?
The roots.
What do all food webs begin with?
The sun.
What is the first living thing in a food chain?
A producer (like a plant).
What is one way humans can help protect habitats?
What is one way humans can help protect habitats?
What is an adaptation?
A feature that helps an animal or plant survive in its habitat.
What part of the plant helps make seeds for new plants?
The flower.
What is the role of plants in a food web?
They are producers that make their own food using sunlight.
What do we call animals that eat other animals?
Carnivores.
How does pollution affect animals and plants?
It can make them sick or destroy their homes.
How does camouflage help animals survive?
It helps them hide from predators or sneak up on prey.
What part of the plant carries water and nutrients to all other parts?
The stem.
Why are decomposers like mushrooms and bacteria important in a food web?
They break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil.
What happens if one part of a food chain is removed?
The whole food chain can be affected.
What can we call a species that is at risk of disappearing forever?
An endangered species.
How is a rainforest different from a desert?
Rainforests get lots of rain and have many trees; deserts are dry with few plants.
What part of the plant makes food for the plant using sunlight?
The leaves.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows one path of energy; a food web shows many connected paths.
What is a food chain?
A sequence that shows how energy moves from one living thing to another.
What does God command us to do with His creation?
How can you do this as a grade 4 student?
We are called to take care of God's creation in many different ways.
Answers vary.