Living things are found almost everywhere on Earth – from the bottom of the ocean to the tallest mountain.
Every plant and animal lives in a particular kind of place. This is its habitat. Over time, wildlife slowly changes to suit its habitat.
Plants and animals in one habitat depend on each other. If any die out, others suffer.
Living things in a habitat depend on each other for food.
The plants and animals in a habitat are connected in food chain. If one link in the chain is removed, other creatures suffer.
- Plants make their own food using sunlight energy.
- Animals such as deer, rabbits and insects eat plants.
- Hunters such as owls, cats and foxes eat other animals.
- When living things die their remains nourish the soil, so that more plants can grow.
Bees help plants. They carry pollen between flowers.
Animals depend on plant food, but many plants also need animals to help them reproduce.
Bees carry pollen from one flower to another. The pollen fertilizes the plants so they can make seeds, which will grow into new plants. Without bees, the plants would die out too.
This deer is suited to life in a forest.
Many plants and animals living in a habitat such as a forest have features that help with life there.
For example, this deer has a spotted coat that helps it blend in with light and shade. Other types of deer that live in deserts or the Arctic have different-coloured coats to help them blend in.
These iguanas live only in the Galapagos Islands.
Some types of animals are found in different habitats and in many parts of the world. For example, red foxes can live in forests, grasslands and deserts.
Other plants and animals are only found in just one small place, where they are suited to particular conditions. For example, marine iguanas live only in the Galapagos Islands which lie 1,000 kilometres off the coast of South America.
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