The survival of plants and animals varies, in response to their particular environment. As the physical environment changes over time, plants and animals change. Young children should focus on simple, observable associations of organisms with their environments. Their studies of interactions among organisms within an environment should start with relationships they can directly observe. 6.2a Plants are producers that manufacture food by utilizing energy from the Sun, air, and water.
Plants provide the basic food supply for themselves and for animals.
Animals that eat plants for food may in turn become food for other animals. This sequence is called a food chain. 6.2d Decomposers are plants or animals that play a vital role in recycling nutrients. The following are available for printing, but require Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on you computer, you may down load it for free.