1. Classification What makes something alive?

2. What do living things need to survive? Oxygen Oxygen Water Water Food Food Shelter Shelter Climate Climate

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

4. Animals and Insects have life cycles Ant life cycle Ant life cycle Ant life cycle Ant life cycle Plant life cycle Plant life cycle Plant life cycle Plant life cycle

5. How do most living things get their energy? 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 plants). Animals get energy from eating plants or other animals (that eat plants). Visit : http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html & http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm# & http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm#http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm#

6. Energy is passed from one link to another in food chains. Humans Animals (not human) Insects Plants

7. There are three levels of food chains: producers, consumers and decomposers http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html

8. Living things meet their needs in the environment in which they live. Learn about biomes and ecosystems: http://www.mbgnet.net/ needshttp://www.mbgnet.net/needshttp://www.mbgnet.net/

9. Living things use adaptation to meet their needs in their environment. An adaptation may include: A body part A body part Behavior Behavior What type of animal adaptation can be seen in each of these living things?

10. Changes can occur in an ecosystem through : Erosion Erosion Erosion Storms Storms Fires Fires Volcanoes Volcanoes Changes in the population of an organism Changes in the population of an organism Visit: http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/fr ogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm# http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/fr ogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm# http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/fr ogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm#