Living things in their

environment
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How do you describe this habitat?
Habitats
• A habitat is a place where an animal or plant
lives naturally.
• A living organism can find food, shelter and
protection in their habitat.
• Plants and animals survive best in their own
habitat.
• Different animals and plants live in different
habitats.
• What is your habitat?
Activity: Draw a habitat that you know of.
Write down what are the living and non-living
things you can find in that habitat.
• Complete the activity: Match each animal to
its habitat.
 Living things
• The seven living processes
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1. Movement
2. Reproduction
3. Growth
4. Respiration
5. Excretion
6. Excitation/respond to stimulus
7. Nutrition
Classification systems
• Classification is a method to place living things
in different groups.
• A classification key is a series of questions
about the organism's physical characteristics.
• A classification key unlocks the identity of an
organism.
• Using a key, we split the organisms into small
groups until there is only one object in the
group.
Example:

Is it a cube?

Yes No

Is it Yellow?

Yes No
Example:

Is it a blue object?

Yes No

Is it a cube?

Yes No
Activity: Group the shapes provided
using a key
Complete WS 13
Complete WS 14.
Use these animals.
Complete WS15
 Classifying living things
Animals Vs Plants
• Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own
food.
• Animals can move.

Classifying animals
• Animals could be classified into major groups
according to their physical characteristics.
Vertebrates and Invertebrates
• Animals who have a backbone are vertebrates
while those who do not have a backbone are
invertebrates.
 Fish
Cold-blooded
Amphibians
Reptiles
Vertebrates
Mammal
Warm-blooded s
Birds
Animals
Snails, octopuses, squid, clams,
scallops
Insects, spiders, centipedes, crabs,
shrimp
Invertebrates
Jellyfish, corals

Starfish
Worms