Plants

What do plants need?

Song-Plants need

 

Plants are living thing. Plants need air, soil, water, light and space to grow.

Plants need soil. Water and minerals are taken from the soil through roots. Soil also provides support for the plant and an anchor for the roots to grow in. Decaying plants and animals leave behind minerals in the soil that are essential for future plant growth. 

Plants need sunlight in order to grow properly. They use light energy to change the materials - carbon dioxide and water into food substances (sugars). This process of food productions is called photosynthesis. Only in light can a green plant make food. 

Plants most also have clean air. Green plants take in carbon dioxide from air and use it during photosynthesis to make food. Dirty, smoggy air blocks sunlight that plants must have.

Plants need water. Water is essential to all life on earth. No known organism can exist without water. Plants use water to carry moisture and nutrients from the roots to he leaves and food from the leaves back down to the roots.

 

Plants must also have space in order to grow. Plants are found everywhere - deserts, mountains, arctic regions, forests, jungles, oceans, and even in cracks of sidewalks of busy cities. If the space is small, the plants will be small and stunted. Big plants need big spaces for their roots and branches. 

What do animals eat ?

Different animals eat different things.All animals need food to survive. Who eats what?

Animals eat many different kinds of foods including other animals, plants, fruits and others.

Animals that  only eat plants are called herbivores.They need a lot of energy to stay alive.Many have to eat all day to get enough energy. some herbivores have a special digestive system, so they are able to eat grasses. They are animals that eat plants only such as below:

Animals that only eat other animals are called carnivores. They are also called a "meat eater". There are animals that eat other animals such as below:

 

Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and other animals.Many will eat the eggs of other animals. Some omnivores are scavengers which means they eat dead animals. Most will eat plants that produce fruit and vegetables. They also eat the fruit and vegetables. There are animals that eat both plants and other animals such as below:

Test yourself 

1) Choose the animals which is eat plant only.


 A)

                            B)

2) Choose the omnivore animal.

A)                                                                                                        B)

3) Choose the animal that eat other animal.

A)                                                                                             B)