Science: Ch 1 Living Things and Their Needs (3rd Grade Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)
water
A plant's roots take in ____ and nutrients from the soil
quills
A porcupine has sharp ____.
safe
A porcupine's sharp quills keep it ____ from other animals.
oxygen
All plants need water, sunlight, ____, and carbon dioxide.
biome
An area of a land or water, called ____, is made up of certain kinds of living and nonliving things.
shelters
Animals build ____ to keep them safe.
food
Animals cannot make their own ____.
safe
Animals have parts to keep them ____.
oxygen
Animals need water, energy from food, and ____.
shelters
Birds build nests as ____ for their young.
structures
Legs, wings, and beaks are examples of ____.
structures
Living things have these special parts so they can survive in their environment.
environment
Living things live in an ____ where they can meet their needs.
living things
Plants and animals are _____.
roots
Plants have leaves that take in carbon dioxide and ____ that take in water from soil.
biomes
Scientist group similar environments into ____.
fish
Some animals, such as ____, have gills to help them breathe.
climate
The ____ of a biome affects which living things can survive there.
carbon dioxide
The leaves of a plant use energy from the Sun to change ____ and water into food.
nonliving things
Water, air, and sunlight are ____.
water, shelter, soil, food, air,...
What do both plants and animals need to survive?
nonliving
You can find water, air, and sunlight, which are ____ things.
Stems
____ carry food and water throughout a plant.
Adaptations
____ help living things survive in their environments.
