Key learning points

1. The basic needs of animals for survival are water, food and air.
2. Animals need food from plants and other animals to survive.
3. A food chain is used to show the order in which living things depend on each other for food.
4. A food chain can be drawn as a simple scientific diagram. The arrows represent 'is food for'.

Keywords

• Animal - An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.

• Basic needs - A living thing's basic needs are what they need to be able to survive.

• Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has a stem, roots, and leaves.

• Depend - To depend on is to rely upon.

• Food chain - A food chain shows how living things depend on each other for food.

Common misconception