diversity animals (primary 3 syllabus)
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Primary 3 DIVERSITY SCIENCEQUEST
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What is Diversity
There is a _____________ of things around us. The great variety of things is
called ______________.
There is ___________________ such as _________________. There is
_________________________ such as _________________.
Classification of ‘Things’
- Things around us are classified into two main groups: _________________
_____________________
-Things that are ___________ are called ______________, while things that
are ___________ or ______________ are called __________________.
- All living and non-living things are __________________ and ____________
____________________.
- We group things according to their ____________ and ______________. By
grouping them into different classes, we are ________________ them.
Things
E.g. Paper
E.g. Plastic Bottle
E.g. Fish
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Worm Newspaper Seeds Wooden bench
Bee Tree Apple Television
Robot Tyre Baby Egg and Beacon
Pick out the things from the pictures and write their names correctly in the
grouping below.
Living things Non-living things
(Never alive)
Non-living things
(Once alive)
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Characteristics of a Living Thing vs. Non-Living Thing
Living Things
1. Living things ___________________________, they will _____without
these things ________________________ substances for living things to
stay alive_____________________________ substance for living things
to stay alive
2. Living things ___________
a. They grow to look like their _____________
b. They become _____________ when they grow
3. Living things _______________
a. They reproduce to ________________ of their ______________
b. _____________reproduce _________________________ or by
__________________
c. _________ reproduce by _______________
d. Some living things produce a _____________ or just ____________
at a time
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4. Living things can __________________
a. Animals move by themselves to _________________________
b. Animals move by themselves to _________________________
c. Animals move by themselves to _________________________
d. Plants _________________ from ________________________
e. Some plant parts _________________ at a ________________
f. The ____________ move towards _________ and the ______
move towards __________
Man can run Roots grow towards water Escaping from danger,
5. Living things _________________ around them
a. Living things __________________________________________
Plant responds to light
6. Living things ______
a. When they _______________________________
b. When they are ____________________________
c. When they ___________
d. When they are _________________________
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Non-Living Things
1. They _______________________________________________________
2. They _______________________________________________________
3. They _______________________________________________________
4. They _______________________________________________________
5. They ____________________________________________ around them
6. They _______________________________________________________
Fungi, Plants, Microorganisms, Animals
We can further subgroup living this into these __________, namely _______
________________________. These 4 groups _________________________
and thus are easy to separate living things by this way.
Group Microorganisms Fungi Plants Animals
Size
Method of
Reproduction
Method of
Nutrition
Movement
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Animals
Animals can be classified in many ways, such as according to:
• _____________, underground, in caves, on trees, in grasslands, in water
• ______________________________________________, such as fur,
hair, feathers, scales and shells
• _____________ from one place to another place, such as hop, fly, swim,
crawl, wriggle, walk, gallop and glide
• ___________, _______________are animals that feed on plants only;
______________ are animals that feed on meat only and
____________are animals that feed on both meat and plants.
• ________________________, give birth to young alive or laying eggs
The _______________ can be further separated into _____________________
___________________________
Characteristics of Animals:
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
- ______________________________________________________
Differences among them:
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________
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Mammals
Mammals are ___________________________
They have _____________ as their ________________________
They ______________________ with the exceptions of ________________
___________________ which they _____________
Platypus Spiny anteater
______________ mammals ________________ to feed their young
Most mammals have ______________________________________________
Most mammals _________________ but some ______________ such as
___________________________.
Examples of mammals:
Giraffe Kangaroo
Cow Man
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Birds
- Birds are ______________________ that are ___________________
- They have an outer covering of _________________
- All birds ___________________________
- Different birds have _______________________ to suit their own
_____________________
- ______________________ help birds _________________ of their prey
while ________________________ help birds get food that is ________
______________________
- Birds have _______________ and ______________
- Most birds ____________ with some exceptions like __________and
____________
- Some birds have _________ to _______________________________
the ground while some birds have _____________ to help them ______
- They reproduce by _____________ that are protected by a ___________
____________________________ are examples of birds that an fly
Ostrich Sparrow Wood Pecker
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Insects
- Insects are _______________________, they ______________________
- They have _________________________________ and _____________
__________. The three body segments are ________________________
- Most insects ______________ and _______________
- Insects ____________________________ known as _____________ or
________________ on both sides of the ____________________
- They reproduce by ____________________
- Ant, dragonfly, butterfly, ladybird and bee are examples of insects
Dragonfly Butterfly Ant
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Fishes
- Fishes are ___________________________
- They have _______ to help them ______, _______to help them _______
_________, ______ to ____________________ and ________________
to help them ________________ in water
-
- Fishes ____________________ so they cannot close their eyes
- ___________ such as goldfish, salmon and cod reproduce by _________
but some fishes, _____________________________________________
___________________________
- _______ fishes ____________. Most fishes either live in ____________
or _____________. Some fishes, like salmon and eel can adapt
themselves to both environments
- Shark, stingray, seahorse, guppy and eel are examples of fishes
Shark Seahorse Stingray
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Amphibians
- Amphibians are ______________________________
- They have ___________________ but they have ___________________
______________________________
- The ___________ of amphibians ______________ and ______________
- The ________________ can __________________________ as they can
______________________ or _______________________
- The female amphibians ___________________________
- The adult amphibians _____________________ for their young
- Frog, toad, salamander and newt are examples of amphibians
Frogs Salamander