Key learning points

1. A habitat is where a group of plants and animals live.
2. A habitat provides the things an animal or plant needs to survive.
3. Most living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
4. Different animals live in different habitats, depending on their basic needs.

Keywords

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

• Living things - Something that is alive. It can grow, breathe, reproduce, move, feed and excrete waste material.

• 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.

Common misconception