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?

Unit 6A: Interdependence and adaptation

Unit 6A: Interdependence and adaptation

Fertiliser Nutrients Producer Predator Prey

Added to soil to help plants grow Essential foods needed by plants and animals A living thing which produces its own food An animal that kills and eats other animals An animal that is eaten by a predator

Food Chain A sequence of organisms in a feeding relationship Key Consumer Suited Plant food Used to determine the identity of a plant or animal An animal that feeds on other living things An animal or plant suited to its surroundings fits in well Liquid or pellets which provide plants with essential nutrients
Unit 6A: Interdependence and adaptation

Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants

What will happen to the unhealthy plant if it is put on the windowsill for a few days?

Plant Part Leaves Stem Petals

Observations

Roots
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Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants: L.O. 1, 2, 3, 4: N.C. 2.1b, 2.3a, 2.3b

Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants

Plant requirements Light Air Moisture

Cupboard

Windowsill

Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants: L.O. 1, 2, 3, 4: N.C. 2.1b, 2.3a, 2.3b

Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants

Healthy plants need water and sunlight

Water is taken in by the roots

Sunlight is taken in by the leaves

Unit 6A: Growing Healthy Plants: L.O. 1, 2, 3, 4: N.C. 2.1b, 2.3a, 2.3b

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?
Unit 6A: Fertilisers: L.O. 5: N.C.

Unit 6A: Interdependence

What is interdependence?

Unit 6A: Interdependence: L.O. 7, 8: N.C.

Unit 6A: Food Chains

Rosebush Producer

Greenfly 1st consumer

Ladybird 2nd consumer

3rd

Bird 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
Unit 6A: L.O. 9,10

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.
Observation Colour Pieces of rock Soil sample 1 Soil sample 2

Water
Stickiness Bits of plant/animals
Unit 6A: L.O. 14,15

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: L.O. 14,15

Unit 6A: Different Habitats

Woodland

Seashore

Wasteland

Riverbank

For each of the habitats what plants and animals would you expect to find?

Habitat Woodland Seashore Wasteland Riverbank

Unit 6A: L.O. 16, 17

Animals /Plants

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?

Unit 6A: L.O. 16, 17

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: Keys: L.O. 6: N.C. 2.4a

Unit 6A: Summary

Plants and animals rely on each other

Suited to habitat

Need light to grow Air Use Water Light

Begin with plant (producer)

Food chains

Interdependence and Adaptation

Need leaves Different animals

Different plants in different soils

Water and nutrients taken in through the roots

Different plants
Suited to environment
Unit 6A: Summary

Roots anchor the plants