1.
Animals and Their Food Groups
Animals can be grouped based on the type of food they eat.
1. Herbivores 🌿
Definition: Animals that eat only plants.
Examples: Cow, goat, carabao, rabbit, horse.
Special Features:
o Have flat, broad teeth for grinding leaves and grass.
o Usually have strong stomachs to digest tough plant material.
2. Carnivores 🦁
Definition: Animals that eat other animals (meat-eaters).
Examples: Lion, tiger, eagle, snake, shark.
Special Features:
o Sharp teeth and claws for tearing flesh.
o Strong sense of sight or smell to hunt prey.
3. Omnivores 🍖🌿
Definition: Animals that eat both plants and animals.
Examples: Human, pig, bear, chicken, dog.
Special Features:
o Have both sharp and flat teeth to eat meat and plants.
o Can easily adapt to different food sources.
4. Decomposers 🍄🪱
Definition: Organisms that feed on dead plants and animals, helping
recycle nutrients back to the soil.
Examples: Earthworm, fungi, bacteria.
Importance: Keep the environment clean and maintain balance in
nature.
✅ Summary:
Herbivores → Plant-eaters
Carnivores → Meat-eaters
Omnivores → Both plant & meat eaters
Decomposers → Feed on dead matter
2. The Life Cycles of Plants and Animals
🔑 Key Idea
The life cycle is the series of stages that living things go through from birth
(or germination) to growth, reproduction, and eventually death.
👉 Life cycles help plants and animals survive and reproduce, ensuring that
life continues.
🌱 Life Cycle of Plants
1. Seed – A plant begins its life as a seed.
2. Germination – The seed sprouts and starts to grow.
3. Seedling – A young plant develops leaves and roots.
4. Mature Plant – The plant becomes fully grown and can produce
flowers or cones.
5. Reproduction – The plant produces seeds through flowers, fruits, or
cones to start a new cycle.
✨ Importance:
Seeds allow plants to spread and survive in different places.
Flowering and fruiting ensure new plants grow.
🐾 Life Cycle of Animals
Animals have different kinds of life cycles:
1. Animals with Metamorphosis
Example: Butterfly 🦋
o Egg → Larva (caterpillar) → Pupa (chrysalis) → Adult butterfly
Example: Frog 🐸
o Egg → Tadpole → Young frog → Adult frog
2. Animals without Metamorphosis
Example: Chicken 🐓
o Egg → Chick → Young chicken → Adult chicken
Example: Humans 👶 → 👦 → 👩 → 👵
✨ Importance:
Life cycles ensure animals grow, develop, and produce offspring.
Adaptations in life cycles help them survive in their environments.
✅ Summary
Both plants and animals have life cycles that include birth, growth,
reproduction, and death.
Life cycles are important because they:
o Allow living things to survive in nature
o Ensure they can reproduce and continue their species