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Activity 1

You will need:  PLASTICINE, CARDS





Wolly Mammoth
1.  Form groups of four.

2.  Find out information on extinct or endangered animals from various resources.

3.  Make a model of the animals.

Ceratosaurus




4.  Write a short description of the reason why they become extinct or are endangered.

5.  Suggest ways to protect endangered animals.






6.  Display them at the back of the class.


Exercise II

Answer all questions.

1.  Complete the table below by using the following words.

     Wind    Edible    Water    Spongy receptacle   Animals    Wing-like structures
                   

 (a)                              
Way of dispersal:  __________________

 Special characteristics:
* Light seeds
* _________________



(b)                          
Way of dispersal:  __________________
 
Special characteristics:                                                    
* ___________________
* Fleshy
* Bright in colour
* Contains many tiny seeds



(c)                               
Way of dispersal:  __________________
                                                                   
Special characteristics:
* Light
* _______________




2.  The picture shows a turtle laying eggs in the sand of the beach.



(a)  State two ways practised by the animal shown in the picture to take care of its egg.

      1.  ______________________________________
      2.  ______________________________________

(b)  State two inferences for your answer in (a)
      1.  ______________________________________
      2.  ______________________________________              

(c)  Do all the baby turtles manage to survive?

       ________________________________________

(d)  Give one reason for your answer 1(c).

      _________________________________________


3.  The picture shows seeds or fruits of four different types of plants.


     (a)  State the methods of dispersal of seeds by the following plants.

            (i)     K: _____________
            (ii)    L: _____________
            (iii)   M: ____________
            (iv)   N: _____________

     (b)  Give three characteristics of the seeds of Plant N that help them in their way of seed dispersal.

         1. __________________________
         2. __________________________
         3. __________________________


    (c)  Give one other example of a plant that disperses its seeds like plant:

          (i)     K: _____________
          (ii)    L: _____________
          (iii)   M: ____________
          (iv)   N: _____________





Importance of Survival

Animals and plants need food to survive.  One animal species is a source of food to another.  For example, eagles eat snakes.  If snakes do not survive, there will be shortage of food for eagles.  The eagles may become extinct.




Animals and plants may become extinct because of some other factors.  This includes illegal hunting, deforestation and natural disasters.


Illegal hunting


Deforestation

Exercise 1

Choose the correct answer.

1.  Which of the following is the meaning of survival of the species?

     A  Animals reproducing their offspring.
     B  Animals looking  after their offspring.
     C  The relationship between the animals and the plants for their needs to survive.
     D  The ability to survive so as to maintain the descendants of the plants and animals.


2.  The picture shows a species of an animal.

   

      How does this animal take care of its offspring?
      A  By attacking their enemy.
      B  By feeding their young ones.
      C  By keeping them in their mouth.
      D  By hiding their eggs in dark places.

3.  Why do animals take care of their offspring?

     A  To play with them.
     B  To help each other.
     C  To eat them when they grow big.
     D  To prevent them form extinction.

4.  The picture shows a toad.
                         
                         

     Which other animal protects its eggs in a way similar to the animal shown in the picture?
     A  Birds                  C  Snake
     B  Turtle                  D Grasshopper

5.  The following is a description about animal X.

  •      Lays eggs at high places
  •      Incubate their eggs
  •      Feeds its young
  •      Looks after its young until they can live on their own


     Which of the following could be animal X ?
     A  Hen         C  Duck
     B  Bird        D  Lizard


6.  Why do the plant species need to disperse their seeds far away from the parent plants?

     I    To get enough food
     II   To get enough sunlight
     III  To reduce the overcrowding of plants at one place
   
     A  I and II            C  II and III
     B  I and III           D  I, II and III


7.  The picture shows a balsam plant dispersing its seeds.

                         

     What is the method of dispersal of seeds shown in the picture?

     A  Explosive mechanism
     B  By animals
     C  By water
     D  By wind

8.  What is the importance of dispersal of seed?

     A  For survival
     B  For protection
     C  For adaptation
     D  For development