Unit 3E: Magnets and Springs

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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?
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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
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Unit 6A Growing Healthy Plants
What will happen to the unhealthy plant if it is
put on the windowsill for a few days?
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Unit 6A Growing Healthy Plants
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Unit 6A Growing Healthy Plants
Healthy plants need water and sunlight
Sunlight is taken in by the leaves
Water is taken in by the roots
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Unit 6A Fertilisers
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?
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Unit 6A Interdependence
What is interdependence?
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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
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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.
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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.
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Unit 6A Different Habitats
Woodland
Riverbank
Wasteland
Seashore
For each of the habitats what plants and animals
would you expect to find?
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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?
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Unit 6A Food Chains
Construct as many food chains as you can from the
animals and plants shown in the pictures
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Unit 6A Summary
Interdependence and Adaptation
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