Download Big Ideas All animals play a certain role in their

Big Ideas
All animals
play a certain
role in their
environment
When the
environment
changes,
some plants
and animals
survive and
reproduce,
while others
die or move to
new locations.
(Consumers,
decomposers,
producers)
Describe how the
health, growth,
and
development of
organisms are
affected
by environmental
conditions such
as
availability of
food, water, air,
space,
shelter, heat, and
sunlight.
All animals
depend on their
instincts for
their survival
Understand
that their
senses help
animals
survive.
Recognize
that individual
variations
within a
species may
cause certain
individuals to
have an
advantage in
surviving and
reproducing.
(Predators and
Prey)
All animals
depend on each
other in order
to live and grow
Many
animals are
in
competition
with each
other for
resources
Classify
populations of
organisms as
producers,
consumers, or
decomposers
by the role
they serve in
the ecosystem
(food chains
and food
web).