Plants and Animals Basic Needs and Characteristics

1. Plants and Animals Basic Needs and Characteristics

2. Basic Need • An item a living thing must have to survive

3. Air • A mixture of gases that we can not see or smell that surround Earth

4. Water • A colorless, tasteless, odorless, liquid that is Key to life on Earth

5. Food • What living things use for energy

6. Sunlight • The energy from the Sun that plants need to make food

7. Survive • Continue to live

8. Plant • A living thing that uses the Sun’s energy to make its own food

9. Physical Characteristics • Of plants help them survive in different environments

10. Plants Basic Needs (for Survival) • Sunlight • Water • Air • Soil • Space

11. Plant Parts • Roots • Stem • Leaves • Flower (some plants)

12. Roots • Secure plant in place • Absorb water from the soil • Absorb nutrients from the soil

13. Stem • Carries water to other parts of the plant

14. Leaves • Absorbs sunlight and uses it for energy to make food

15. Animal • A living thing that eats other living things

16. Animals Basic Needs (for survival) • Food • Water • Air • Shelter • Space

17. Physical Characteristics of Animals • External features that can be seen

18. Animals External Characteristics • Animals have external characteristics that help meet their basic needs such as: • a fish’s fins-move and balance in water • a bird’s wings-fly • an elephant’s trunk-drink and eat • a lion’s teeth-eat • a tiger’s fur – camoflauge • ducks webbed feet- swim • *other animals and their external characteristics have been discussed in class

19. Behavior • An action that is seen

20. Animal Behaviors • Animals have behaviors that help them meet their basic needs, such as hunting, swimming, diving, or flying.

21. Above Ground and Underground Animals • Know what animals live above ground frogs, lions, tigers, etc… • Know what animals live underground- rabbit, groundhog, ants, etc… • Know what animals live in water- fish, turtles, frogs, etc…