ClassificationClassification

What makes something alive?What makes something alive?

What do living things need to What do living things need to survive?survive?

OxygenOxygen WaterWater FoodFood ShelterShelter ClimateClimate

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

Animals and Insects have Animals and Insects have life life cyclescycles

Ant life cycle Ant life cycle Plant life cyclePlant life cycle

How do most living things get How do most living things get their their energyenergy??

The sun provides energy for all living things.The sun provides energy for all living things. Plants get energy directly from sun.Plants get energy directly from sun. Animals get energy from eating plants or other animals (that eat Animals get energy from eating plants or other animals (that eat

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Energy is passed from one link Energy is passed from one link to another in food chains.to another in food chains.

Humans

Animals (not human)

Insects

Plants

There are three levels of food There are three levels of food chains:chains:

producersproducers, , consumersconsumers and and decomposersdecomposers

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Living things meet their needs Living things meet their needs in the environment in which in the environment in which

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Living things use Living things use adaptation adaptation to meet their needs in their to meet their needs in their

environment.environment.An adaptation may An adaptation may

include:include: A body partA body part BehaviorBehavior

What type of animal What type of animal adaptation can be adaptation can be seen in each of these seen in each of these living things?living things?

Changes can occur in an Changes can occur in an ecosystem through :ecosystem through :

ErosionErosion StormsStorms FiresFires VolcanoesVolcanoes Changes in the population of an organismChanges in the population of an organism

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