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UDI 2: FAUNIA. LIVING THINGS (6)

LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

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Living things are born, grow, reproduce, grow old, and die. People,
plants and animals are all living things. Living things need air, water,

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food and shelter to survive.
Non-living things are not born. They do not grow, reproduce, grow old

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or die. Non-living things can be natural or man-made.
Life processes
Living things carry out three main life processes.

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Interaction. Living things interact with each other and with the
environment. Moving and communicating are examples of interaction.
Nutrition. Living things need food to be able to move and grow.
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Reproduction. Living things make new living things .This is called
reproduction. Plants produce seeds which become new plants. Animals
have babies.
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ANIMALS AND PLANTS

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Animals and plants are both living things, but they are very different.
Animals
Animals move from place to place to look for shelter, food and water.
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Animals also communicate with each other. People talk, dogs bark and
lions roar.
Animals eat plants, other animals, or
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both.
Animals are born. Some animals are
born from eggs. Other animals are
born from their mothers womb.

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Plants
Plants can turn to face the Sun, but they cannot move from place to
place. Their roots hold them in the ground.
Plants can make their own food using

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water, sunlight, air, and soil.

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Plants produce seeds which grow into new
plants.

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WHERE DO ANIMALS AND PLANTS LIVE?

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A habitat is a place where a plant or animal lives. Habitats provide animals
and plants with food and shelter. Habitats can be in forests, in deserts, and
in ponds. Habitats can be big or small.
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Animals and plants adapt to their habitats. A polar bear lives in a cold
habitat and has thick fur to keep warm. A cactus lives in a dry habitat and
can store water in its roots or stem for when there is no rain.
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WHAT DO ANIMALS EAT?

Animals need to eat food for energy and to grow.
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There are three types of animals:

Carnivores eat meat. They hunt, kill and eat other
animals. They have sharp teeth to kill and tear their
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food. Foxes and lions are carnivores.

Herbivores eat plants. They have flat teeth to
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grind and chew their food. Deer and rabbits are

herbivores.
Omnivores eat meat and plants. They have sharp
teeth for tearing meat and large flat teeth for chewing plants and
leaves. Bears and pigs are omnivores.

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HOW ARE ANIMALS BORN?

All animals are born. They can be oviparous or
viviparous.
Oviparous animals are born from eggs. The

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female lays the eggs. The baby animals
hatch from the eggs outside the mothers

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body.
Viviparous animals are born from their

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mothers womb. The babies drink their
mothers milk.

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Baby animals
Eagles are oviparous. The female and male sit on the eggs in a nest to
keep them warm and protect them. Eagle chicks stay with their
parents for three months.
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Frogs are oviparous. They lay hundreds of eggs in water or soil. The
eggs hatch into tadpoles and then transform into young frogs.
Elephants are viviparous. Baby elephants grow in their mothers womb
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for 22 months before they are born. They drink their mothers milk
for over two years.
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HOW DO ANIMALS MOVE?

Animals that live in water swim. They use their tails and fins to push
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their bodies through the water.

Some animals have wings and can fly. Bats, bees and birds fly. Some
birds cannot fly, for example, penguins.
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Animals that live on land have very different ways of moving. They can
walk, run, jump or climb. Other animals dont have legs, for example,
snakes. They slither.

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UDI 2: FAUNIA. LIVING THINGS(6)

ACTIVITIES

1.-Read the definition of life processes and match.

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- Living things make new living things. interaction

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- Living things interact with each other
and with their environment. nutrition

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- Living things need food. reproduction
2.- Read and write animals or plants.

a. They move from place to place. .......................................

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b. They can communicate. ............................................

c. Their roots hold them in the ground. ......................................

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d. They are born from eggs or from their mothers womb .............................

e. They can make their own food using water, sunlight, air or soil.

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f. They produce seeds. .................................

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g. They cannot move from place to place. ......................................

3.-Look and match the animals to their habits.

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desert

forest
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pond

rainforest

The Arctic

savannah

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4.-Read and write carnivores, herbivores or omnivores.

a. Bears eat plants, fish, small animals and insects. They are .....................

b. Rabbits eat grass and leaves. They are ...............................

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c. Lions eat other animals. They are ...................................

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d. Human beings eat meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. We are ..................

5.-How are animals born? Read and match.

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a. Viviparous animals are born oviparous.

b. Oviparous animals are born from eggs.

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c. Elephants are warm by sitting on them.

d. Frogs are viviparous.

e. Baby viviparous animals from their mothers womb.

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f. Birds keep eggs drink their mothers milk.
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6.-Find and circle five animals.

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Now complete the sentences

a. An ........................................... can fly.
b. A ........................................ can walk.

c. A ...................................... can climb.

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d. A ...................................... can slither.

e. A ...................................... can swim.

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7.-Complete your bilingual dictionary.

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LIVING THINGS

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- Living things:__________ -Natural:_____________ - Oviparous: _________
- Non-living things: - Man-made:___________ - Viviparous: ________
_____________________ - Habitat: ____________ - Mothers womb:
- Interaction:__________ - Adapt: ______________

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- Nutrition: ___________ - Carnivore: ___________ - Mothers milk:
-Reproduction: _________ - Herbivore: __________ _____________________
- Moving:______________ - Omnivore: ___________ - Hatch: __________
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