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Living Things and Their Habitats Year 2| Summer|

Key Knowledge

Habitat examples

woodland

urban

coastal

rainforest

polar

desert

ocean

river

mountain

Vocabulary

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Habitat

A natural place where something lives and it provides all they need to survive.

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Micro Habitat

A very small habitat where minibeasts live.

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minibeast

A small invertebrate animal such as an insect or spider.

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vertebrate

A creature which has a spine.

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invertebrate

A creature that does not have a spine.

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carnivore

Animals that eat meat.

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herbivore

Animals that eat plants.

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omnivore

Animals that eat both meat and plants.

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Food chain

Shows how living things are linked through their food. It starts with a plant.

Key Knowledge

Microhabitat examples

Under leaves

flowers

short grass

inside rotting wood

in or on soil