Plants and Animals Living Together Ways Plants and Animals Interact
How Do Living Things Interact? helping in groups one kind helping another two kinds helping each other
Helping in Groups Herd of Elephants School of Fish Flock of Birds Colony of Bats Band of Gorillas
One Kind Helping Another
Two Kinds Helping Each Other
How Do Living Things Get Energy? Plants get energy from the sun. Animals get energy from plants and animals that eat plants.
What is a Producer? A producer is a living thing that makes its own food. All green plants are producers.
What is a Consumer? A consumer is a living thing that eats food. Animals are consumers.
What Are the Kinds of Consumers? herbivore carnivore omnivore
What Is an Herbivore? An herbivore is a consumer that eats only plants.
What Is a Carnivore? A carnivore is a consumer that eats only animals.
What Is an Omnivore? An omnivore is a consumer that eats both plants and animals.
What Is a Food Chain? A food chain is a group of producers and consumers that interact.
What Is a Predator? A predator is a consumer that hunts for food.
What Is Prey? Prey is any animal that others hunt for food.
What Is a Food Web? A Food Web is two or more Food Chains.
How Do Living Things Compete? Living things compete for food, water, sunlight, and living space. This is called competition.
Living Things Competing for Food Groups of predators compete for prey. Prey also compete for a better chance of escaping a predator.
Living Things Competing for Space Living things compete for space. Some animals compete with humans for space.
How Do Environments Change? living things cause change natural events cause change
living things return patterns of change
What Is a Decomposer? A decomposer is a living thing that breaks down living things that have died. This is called decay.
What Is a Healthy Environment for People? People need many things to live. People need food, water, shelter, air, and a clean environment.
What Are Some Healthful Foods? Healthful foods include whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish, eggs, dairy, and meats. Your body also needs water each day.
What Happens to Food After You Eat It? The body’s digestive system goes to work. It breaks foods down into a form that our bodies can use to live and grow.
What Are the Main Parts of the Digestive System? mouth stomach small intestine large intestine
How Can People Stay Healthy? exercise avoid germs stop the spread of germs germs can cause disease
Plants and Animals Living Together The End