# Living Systems: Plants and Animals

Plants and animals need each other. They need food and places to live ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36337)). This sheet looks at food chains. Food chains show who eats what. You can show food chains in pictures, diagrams, stories, and words ([Details](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36339)).

## Exercises

**1. Put the food chain in order.**

Write numbers 1 to 3. Number 1 is the plant. The plant gets energy from the Sun. Then number the animals. Number 2 is the animal that eats the plant. Number 3 is the animal that eats that animal.

Grass ______
Rabbit ______
Fox ______

**2. Match each animal to its group.**

A herbivore eats only plants. An omnivore eats plants and meat. A carnivore eats only meat.

| Animal | Group |
|---|---|
| 1. Wolf | A) Herbivore |
| 2. Deer | B) Omnivore |
| 3. Bear | C) Carnivore |

Wolf: ______ Deer: ______ Bear: ______

([Details](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36339))

**3. Circle the correct word.**

A herbivore eats ( meat / plants / both ).
An omnivore eats ( meat only / plants only / meat and plants ).
A carnivore eats ( meat / plants / grass only ).

([Details](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36339))

**4. Multiple choice: senses and survival**

A deer smells a wolf nearby. What is the deer sensing?

A) Light
B) A predator
C) Temperature
D) Water

Write your answer: ______

([Details](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36339))

**5. Short answer: protecting animals**

Name one way people can protect plants and animals where you live.

_______________________________________________

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**6. Draw and label**

Draw a simple food chain with three parts. Draw a plant. Draw an animal that eats the plant. Draw an animal that eats that animal. Label each part.

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

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([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36337), [Details](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36339))

## Answer key

1. Grass = 1, Rabbit = 2, Fox = 3
2. Wolf = C, Deer = A, Bear = B
3. plants; meat and plants; meat
4. B) A predator
5. Any reasonable answer, such as: minimize disturbance, follow fishing and hunting rules, or respectfully interact with nature ([Details](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36339)).
6. Any correct food chain with a plant, a plant-eater, and a meat-eater or omnivore, each labeled.

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*AILI homework sheet · language en · model claude-sonnet-5 · generated 2026-09-17 · id 2331bfa8-ffbc-4052-b0cf-544142d88b41*

### Sources

- node:n1: Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and t (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36335)
- node:n2: How do plants and animals interact? (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36336)
- node:n3: Students analyze and describe how plants and animals interact with each other and within environments. (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36337)
- node:n4: Details (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36339)