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Plants and Animals on Earth
INTERDEPENDENCE
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2. NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Relationships between plants and animals as well as other things (non-living materials, air, water, etc.) in their habitat are important for their survival We call this Interdependence
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3. Animals depend on each other and on
plants for food
Herbivores eat plants
Carnivores eat the animals that eat the plants
Omnivores eat plants and animals
Decomposers eat and break up the dead plants and animals. They put the chemicals from their bodies (carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen) back into the soil to feed the plants
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4. NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Plants depend on animals for pollination
Bees, other insects and birds assist with pollinating plants
Animals also assist with spreading seeds through eating and excreting them or transporting them on their fur
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5. NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
An Ecosystem is different types of plants and animals, together with the air, water and shelter that are all in one area.
Refer to worksheet 1.1.1
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6. Acknowledgements & Additional Resources
Ecosystem image:
Useful YouTube resources
(biodiversity)
(web of life part 1)
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