Comparing what plants need in different habitats | Science

Starter quiz

What is a habitat?
- the place where a plant or animal lives ✓
- the bed or nest an animal sleeps in
- the time an animal goes to sleep over winter
Which of these habitats has very cold temperatures?
- rainforest
- desert
- Arctic ✓
Which of these habitats has very hot, dry conditions?
- rainforest
- desert ✓
- Arctic
Match the part of the plant to its function.
- flower
  
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  reproduction (making more plants) ✓
- stem
  
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  providing support and transporting water ✓
- leaves
  
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  making food ✓
- roots
  
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  anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients ✓
Plants have certain requirements to survive and grow. What are requirements?
- places they can grow
- tests they have to pass
- things that they need ✓
What does it mean for something to vary?
- it is always the same
- it can be different ✓
- it is very unusual
- it takes a lot of time

A good habitat for a plant provides the right combination of air, light, water, nutrients from the soil and …
- food to eat.
- room to grow. ✓
- a nice plant pot.
This plant needs very little water and hot temperatures. Which habitat would best meet its requirements?
- desert ✓
- pond
- Arctic
This plant needs lots of water and can survive in cool and warm temperatures. Which habitat would best meet its requirements?
- desert
- pond ✓
- Arctic
Which statement is correct?
- All plants need exactly the same things.
- All plants need humans to look after them.
- The requirements of plants vary from plant to plant. ✓
If a plant’s requirements are not met, it will not be able to ______.
- 'survive' ✓
Many types of plant can only survive in certain habitats. Why can’t they survive in all types of habitat?
- Because different habitats provide different conditions for plants. ✓
- Because plants don’t like some habitats.
- Because some habitats don’t have any bees for pollination.

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A good habitat for a plant provides a combination of air, light, water, nutrients from the soil and room to grow.
The requirements of plants for life and growth vary from plant to plant.
Different habitats provide different conditions that plants need to survive.
A plant which grows well in the desert would not survive in the Arctic.
A plant which thrives in wetlands would not survive in dry climates.

Pupils may think that all plants need exactly the same things, in the same quantities, in order to survive and grow.

Use the lesson resources to explain how plant requirements differ from plant to plant.