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Year 2

Plant habitats

I can explain why different plants live in different habitats.

New
New
Year 2

Plant habitats

I can explain why different plants live in different habitats.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A habitat is where a group of plants and animals live.
  2. A habitat provides the things an animal or plant needs to survive.
  3. Most living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
  4. Different plants live in different habitats, depending on their basic needs.

Common misconception

Habitats can only be divided into 'hot' and 'cold' habitats. Plants are not living things.

Examples of different habitats where plants live and how these meet their needs, including different conditions such as underwater, desert, grasslands and savannah.

Keywords

  • Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.

  • Living thing - A living thing is something that is alive. They are not dead.

  • Habitat - The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.

  • Suitable - Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it.

  • Basic needs - A living thing's basic needs must be met for them to stay alive.

There are many online live streams and videos of different plant habitats, e.g. woodland, desert and the Arctic, that the children can watch that will really bring this lesson to life.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Plant habitat non-fiction books, access to plant websites, fact files, plant sorting cards, habitat photographs, scissors, paper, pencils.

Content guidance

  • Exploration of objects

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
A habitat is ...
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a hot place.
Correct answer: where a group of plants and animals live.
where an animal builds its house.
Q2.
True or false? All animals live in the same habitat.
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Correct Answer: false
Q3.
An animal's habitat will give that animal ...
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a house.
Correct answer: the things it needs to survive.
lots of friends.
Q4.
Why does a polar bear live in the Arctic rather than in a desert?
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Correct answer: A polar bear eats seals which live in the sea.
A polar bear doesn't like sand.
A polar bear likes being in the shade.
Q5.
A rainforest is a warm and wet habitat. Which of these animals is suited to living in a rainforest?
an Arctic fox
a whale
Correct answer: an orangutan
Q6.
Match each animal to its habitat.
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Correct Answer:tadpoles,pond

pond

Correct Answer:elephant,savannah

savannah

Correct Answer:camel,desert

desert

Correct Answer:tawny owl,woodland

woodland

Q4 Dmitry Rukhlenko, Shutterstock.com

6 Questions

Q1.
A place where a group of animals or plants live is called ...
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a basic need.
Correct answer: a habitat.
a living thing.
Q2.
Most living things are to the habitat that they live in.
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Correct Answer: suited, adapted
Q3.
Which habitat is an ivy plant suited to?
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a desert
the Arctic
Correct answer: a woodland
Q4.
Sea kelp grows in an ocean habitat because ...
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Correct answer: this habitat meets its basic needs.
this habitat is very cold.
this habitat is very dry.
Q5.
A cactus' habitat is a desert. Why would it not live in a rainforest?
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Correct answer: A cactus needs a lot of sunlight and rainforests are too dark.
A cactus likes living in a desert so it would be unhappy in a rainforest.
A cactus is too prickly to live in a rainforest.
Correct answer: A cactus doesn't need much water and there can be a lot of rain in a rainforest.
Q6.
Match these plants to the correct habitat.
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Correct Answer:Arctic poppy,the Arctic

the Arctic

Correct Answer:daffodil,woodland

woodland

Correct Answer:Saguaro cactus,desert

desert

Correct Answer:sea kelp,ocean

ocean

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