Environment and Feeding Relationships

Environment and Feeding Relationships

1. Different plants and animals live in different habitats

   • A habitat is the place where an animal or plant lives.
     • Environmental conditions are different in different seasons.
     • A habitat supplies plants and animals with shelter, energy and materials.
       • Living things compete for the things they need.
       • Green plants transfer light energy to make food.
         • Green plants are producers.
         • Food chains start with green plants.
         • The arrows in a food chain show energy transfer.
           • Food chains show what animals eat.
             • We can join food chains to form food webs
               • Change in one part of a food web affects other parts of the web.
           • Energy is transferred when animals eat plats and other animals.
             • Different animals are adapted to feed on different foods.
             • Animals are consumers.
               • Herbivores eat plants.
               • Carnivores eat animals.
                 • Predators are adapted to kill and eat prey.
   • Plants and animals need to adapt to their habitats.
     • Two examples of adaption are camouflage and nocturnal activity.
     • Different seasons have different climate stresses, such as winter cold.
       • To survive climate stress, some animals hibernate and others migrate.