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The document discusses the interdependence of plants and animals within the environment, highlighting the roles of herbivores, omnivores, scavengers, and decomposers. It emphasizes the impact of human activities, such as deforestation, on ecological balance and food chains. Additionally, it outlines the living and non-living components of the environment and the dependency of organisms on soil and plants.

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Science

The document discusses the interdependence of plants and animals within the environment, highlighting the roles of herbivores, omnivores, scavengers, and decomposers. It emphasizes the impact of human activities, such as deforestation, on ecological balance and food chains. Additionally, it outlines the living and non-living components of the environment and the dependency of organisms on soil and plants.

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 1) All plants and animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
 2) Sunlight is the basic requirement of plants for photosynthesis.
 3) Herbivores get their energy directly from plants.
 4) Human activity is a major factor in disturbing the balance in nature.
 5) Deforestation disturbs the food chain in nature.
Differentiate between the following

 1) Herbivores and Omnivores


 Ans. Herbivores are animals that eat only plants. Example – Deer, cow
 Omnivores are animals that feed on both plants and animals. Example – Bear,
 Dogs.
 2) Scavengers and Decomposers
 Ans. Scavengers are animals that eat dead bodies of other animals. Example –
 Hyenas, Vultures.
 Decomposers are living things that help in the decay of the remains of dead
plants
 and plant waste. Example – Bacteria, Fungi.
Give one word for the following

 1) Animals that mainly eat dead bodies of other animals – Scavengers.


 2) Things around us that affect our life on the earth – Environment.
 3) Excessive cutting down of trees and uncontrolled clearing of forests –
Deforestation.
 4) Living things such as bacteria and fungi that helps in the decay of the
remains of dead
 animals and plant waste – Decomposers.
Answer the following questions

 1) Name the living and the non – living components of the environment.
 Ans. The living component of the environment are – Plants, Animals and
 Microorganisms
 The non – living component of the environment are – Air, Water, Sunlight, Minerals,
 Rocks.
 2) Describe the dependency of plants and animals on soil.
 Ans. Plants – a) plants need soil to grow.
 b) Soil holds plants firmly.
 c) Roots of plants absorb minerals and water from the soil.
 Animals – a) There are many animals that make burrow in the soil and use them
 as homes.

 b) Many other microorganisms also live in the soil.

 3) How do animals depend on plants?


 Ans. Animals depend on plants for many factors like –
 a) Food
 b) Oxygen
 c) Shelter

 4) What is a food chain? Give an example


 Ans. A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Key words

 1) Environment
 2) Breathe
 3) microorganisms
 4) fungi
 5) Consumers
 6) Scavengers
 7) Decomposers
 8) Interdependence
 9) Population
 10)Deforestation
 11)Uncontrolled
 12)Soil erosion
 13)Endangering
 14)Disappeared
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