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PLANT SURVIVAL
Ensure the survival of their species by dispersing their seeds and fruits
Plant
The seeds and fruits must be dispersed to ensure that the young plants will be able to grow healthily and then produce new plants
Dispersal agents
animals
wind
Explosive mechanism
water
By explosive mechanism
Balsam Plant
By wind
Shorea
Lallang
By animals
Tomatoes
Mangoes
By water
Coconut
Lotus
Fine hair
Edible
Waxy skin
Importance of survival
All living things depend on each other. If plants or animals cannot survive in their habitat, they will face extinction. If some plants and animals become extinct, there will be shortage of food. So, if plants become extinct, some animal also cannot survive and become extinct. Humans also depend on plants and animals for food resourses. Humans cannot live without them. Some factors that cause the extinction of animals and plants are: a. deforestation b. Pollution c. Natural disasters d. illegal hunting
Living things
Plants
Animals
Cannot make their own food Get their food from plants or other animals
Known as consumers Classified into three groups according to the food they eat
Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores
The food relationship between living things can be shown by a food chain. A food chain always starts with green plants. An arrow in a food chains means is eaten by. Different habitats have diffrerent food chains. The following shows an example of a food chain.
a) The deer eats the leaves of chilly plant. b) The tiger eats the deer.
Plants
Primer
Herbivore
Such as Grasshopper
Skunder Tertier
Carnivore
Carnivore
Such as
Frog Snake
Such as
Food Web
Animals
a) b) c) d)
Snake
Snake