Download Study Guide: What Are Plant Needs?

StudyGuide:WhatArePlantNeeds?
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Basic needs- what all living things must have to live and grow. Water, air,
and light are basic needs for plants.
Basic and base sound almost alike.
A base keeps a flagpole standing.
Basic needs keep things living and growing.
Nutrients- substances that help plants grow
The first part of nutrients sounds like new.
Plants need nutrients to grow and make new plants.
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The roots of a
plant take in
nutrients from
soil.
1.
Plants have basic needs.
2.
If a plant does not get what it needs, it may stop growing.
3.
Water is a basic need for plants.
4.
Air and sunlight are basic needs.
5.
Plants use air, water, and sunlight to make food.
6.
Plants need nutrients from soil.
7.
Nutrients help plants live and grow.
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Plants need space for their roots, stems, and leaves to grow.
StudyGuide:WhatAreAnimalNeeds?
Survive- to stay alive
Survive and alive end with the same sounds.
When you survive, you stay alive.
Lungs- the part of the body used to get oxygen from air
Lungs are a little like balloons.
Lungs get bigger and smaller when air goes in and out.
Gills- parts of an animal that take in oxygen from water
Lung begins with the sound at the end of gill.
Gills and lungs help animals get oxygen.
Shelter- a safe place to live
Shelter and shell begin with the same sounds.
A shell is a shelter for a bird until it hatches.
The cave is a shelter
for these animals.
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1.
Animals and humans must meet basic needs to survive.
2.
Animals and humans need water, air, and food.
3.
Many animals use lungs to get oxygen from the air.
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Fish use gills to get oxygen from water.
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Some animals eat only plants for food.
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Some animals eat other animals for food.
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Humans and some animals eat both plants and animals.
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Humans and many animals need a shelter, or safe place to live.