1. Unit 6A: Interdependence and adaptation
Why do you think one of the plants is healthy and one is not?
Do you think they have been in different environments?
What does a plant need to grow well? T
Unit 6A: Interdependence and adaptation

2. Unit 6A: Interdependence and adaptation
Fertiliser
Added to soil to help plants grow
Nutrients
Essential foods needed by plants and animals
Producer
A living thing which produces its own food
Predator
An animal that kills and eats other animals
Prey
An animal that is eaten by a predator
Food Chain
A sequence of organisms in a feeding relationship
Key
Used to determine the identity of a plant or animal
Consumer
An animal that feeds on other living things
Suited
An animal or plant suited to its surroundings fits in well
Plant food
Liquid or pellets which provide plants with essential nutrients V
Unit 6A: Interdependence and adaptation

3. Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants
What will happen to the unhealthy plant if it is put on the windowsill for a few days?
Plant Part
Observations
Leaves
Stem
Petals
Roots A
Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants: L.O. 1, 2, 3, 4: N.C. 2.1b, 2.3a, 2.3b

4. Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants
Plant requirements
Cupboard
Windowsill
Light
Air
Moisture A
Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants: L.O. 1, 2, 3, 4: N.C. 2.1b, 2.3a, 2.3b

5. Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants
Healthy plants need water and sunlight
Water is taken in by the roots
Sunlight is taken in by the leaves D
Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants: L.O. 1, 2, 3, 4: N.C. 2.1b, 2.3a, 2.3b

6. Unit 6A: Fertilisers: L.O. 5: N.C.
Plant nutrients
Plants take in nutrients along with the water they take in through the roots
How do animals get the nutrients they need into their systems? D
Unit 6A: Fertilisers: L.O. 5: N.C.

7. Unit 6A: Interdependence
What is interdependence? ?
Unit 6A: Interdependence: L.O. 7, 8: N.C.

8. Rosebush Greenfly Ladybird Bird 3rd consumer Producer 1st consumer
Unit 6A: Food Chains
Rosebush
Greenfly
Ladybird
Bird
3rd consumer
Producer
1st consumer
2nd consumer
Construct your own food chain using the following information:
Owls eat mice
Mice eat seeds, leaves and fruit
Foxes eat owls
Your chain must begin with the producer D
Unit 6A: L.O. 9,10

9. You have 2 soil samples to look at.
Unit 6A: Soils
Different soils are really important for the type of plants that can be grown in them.
You have 2 soil samples to look at.
Using a hand lense or a magnifying glass record as many things as you can about the soil.
Observation
Soil sample 1
Soil sample 2
Colour
Pieces of rock
Water
Stickiness
Bits of plant/animals A
Unit 6A: L.O. 14,15

10. Unit 6A: What are the soils good for?
Now you have studied both soils, what do you think each would be good for?
Things you will need to consider are:
Would water be able to drain out of the soil?
Do you think it would be a good environment for plants/animals to live?
You need to explain each of your answers in as much detail as possible. A
Unit 6A: L.O. 14,15

11. Unit 6A: Different Habitats
Woodland
Seashore
Wasteland
Riverbank
For each of the habitats what plants and animals would you expect to find?
Habitat
Animals /Plants
Woodland
Seashore
Wasteland
Riverbank A
Unit 6A: L.O. 16, 17

12. Unit 6A: Different animals, different habitats
Choose one of the animals above then answer the questions below in as much detail as possible.
What habitat does the animal live in?
Is it hot or cold?
Is there much vegetation in the habitat?
What special features help the animal survive in its habitat? A
Unit 6A: L.O. 16, 17

13. Unit 6A: Food Chains
Construct as many food chains as you can from the animals and plants shown in the pictures A
Unit 6A: Keys: L.O. 6: N.C. 2.4a

14. Interdependence and Adaptation
Unit 6A: Summary
Plants and animals rely on each other
Need light to grow
Interdependence
Air
Suited to habitat
Use
Green plants
Water
Need leaves
Light
Begin with plant (producer)
Food chains
Interdependence and Adaptation
Soils and plants
Different habitats
Different animals
Different plants in different soils
Different plants
Suited to environment
Water and nutrients taken in through the roots
Roots anchor the plants S
Unit 6A: Summary