Starter quiz
- A habitat is ...
- a hot place.
- where a group of plants and animals live. ✓
- where an animal builds its house.
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- True or false? All animals live in the same habitat.
- True
- False ✓
- An animal's habitat will give that animal ...
- a house.
- the things it needs to survive. ✓
- lots of friends.
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- Why does a polar bear live in the Arctic rather than in a desert?
- A polar bear eats seals which live in the sea. ✓
- A polar bear doesn't like sand.
- A polar bear likes being in the shade.
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- A rainforest is a warm and wet habitat. Which of these animals is suited to living in a rainforest?
- an Arctic fox
- a whale
- an orangutan ✓
- Match each animal to its habitat.
- tadpoles⇔pond ✓
- elephant⇔savannah ✓
- camel⇔desert ✓
- tawny owl⇔woodland ✓
Exit quiz
- A place where a group of animals or plants live is called ...
- a basic need.
- a habitat. ✓
- a living thing.
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- Most living things are ______ to the habitat that they live in.
- 'suited' ✓
- Which habitat is an ivy plant suited to?
- a desert
- the Arctic
- a woodland ✓
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- Sea kelp grows in an ocean habitat because ...
- this habitat meets its basic needs. ✓
- this habitat is very cold.
- this habitat is very dry.
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- A cactus' habitat is a desert. Why would it not live in a rainforest?
- A cactus needs a lot of sunlight and rainforests are too dark. ✓
- A cactus likes living in a desert so it would be unhappy in a rainforest.
- A cactus is too prickly to live in a rainforest.
- A cactus doesn't need much water and there can be a lot of rain in a rainforest. ✓
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- Match these plants to the correct habitat.
- Arctic poppy⇔the Arctic ✓
- daffodil⇔woodland ✓
- Saguaro cactus⇔desert ✓
- sea kelp⇔ocean ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A habitat is where a group of plants and animals live.
- A habitat provides the things an animal or plant needs to survive.
- Most living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
- Different plants live in different habitats, depending on their basic needs.
Common misconception
Habitats can only be divided into 'hot' and 'cold' habitats. Plants are not living things.
Examples of different habitats where plants live and how these meet their needs, including different conditions such as underwater, desert, grasslands and savannah.
Keywords
Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.
Living thing - A living thing is something that is alive. They are not dead.
Habitat - The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
Suitable - Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it.
Basic needs - A living thing's basic needs must be met for them to stay alive.
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