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Habitats
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Scott Foresman Science 1.2
Genre Comprehension Skill Text Features Science Content
Nonfi ction Picture Clues • Labels
• Glossary
Habitats
ISBN 0-328-13737-5
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Trang 21 What is a habitat?
2 What are three ways to
describe oceans?
animals have ways to live in their habitats Write to explain some ways grassland plants and animals live there Use words from the book as you write.
pictures on pages 4–5 What do they tell you about the forest
at different times of the year?
What did you learn?
Vocabulary
desert
forest
habitat
ocean
wetland
Picture Credits
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The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions
Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd)
Opener: (T) Digital Vision; 2 (TR, BL) Getty Images, (CL, CR) Digital Vision; 3 (CR) Mike Hill/Alamy Images;
5 Getty Images; 8 (Bkgd) Digital Vision; 10 (CR) Mike Hill/Alamy Images; 11 Getty Images; 12 (T, C) Getty Images;
13 Tom Bean/Corbis; 15 (TL, C) Digital Vision, (TR) Getty Images
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ISBN: 0-328-13737-5
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Trang 3A habitat has air A habitat has food
A habitat has water A habitat has shelter for some animals and plants.
There are different kinds of habitats
Some habitats are on land Some habitats are in water.
Habitats
All plants and animals need
a place to live A habitat is a place
where plants and animals live
2
Forest
Wetland
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A habitat can change Habitats can be different at different times of the year.
Forest plants get a lot of sunlight in the summer They get less light in the winter.
Forests
A forest is a land habitat A forest
has lots of trees Forests have what
some plants and animals need.
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Wetlands Change
Wetlands are different at different times of the year too Wetlands get a lot
of rain in the summer They get less rain
in the winter.
Wetlands
A wetland habitat is covered with water
Wetlands have what some plants and animals
need.
Trang 6A desert is a land habitat It is very dry
It gets very little rain Deserts have what some plants and animals need.
Oceans
An ocean is a water habitat It has
salt water It is big and deep Oceans have
what some plants and animals need.
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Living in Habitats
Plants and animals in habitats have ways
to live Animals in deserts do not need much
water Living things in deserts have ways to live
in sandy, dry places Some desert rats can live
a long time with no water They can get water
from seeds Some plants can grow in sand
Grasslands
A grassland is a land habitat There are grasslands all over the world Grasslands have what some plants and animals need.
One kind of grassland is a prairie A prairie has tall grasses and other plants
Kangaroo rat
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Grasslands are big and open They do not have much shelter for big animals Some animals
do not need it.
Some prairie animals stay in large groups This helps them stay safe.
Grasslands Change
Grasslands can be different at different times
of the year.
Prairies can be hot in the summer They can
be cold in the winter.
Grassland in summer
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There are many different habitats
Different plants and animals live in different habitats Habitats have what some plants and animals need.
Some grasses in grasslands can
take lots of water from the ground
They can get the water they need
when it is dry.
Different Places
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and trees
habitat a place where plants and animals live
wetland a habitat that is covered with water
Glossary
1 What is a habitat?
2 What are three ways to
describe oceans?
animals have ways to live in their habitats Write to explain some ways grassland plants and animals live there Use words from the book as you write.
pictures on pages 4–5 What do they tell you about the forest
at different times of the year?
What did you learn?
Vocabulary
desert
forest
habitat
ocean
wetland
Picture Credits
Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material
The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions
Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd)
Opener: (T) Digital Vision; 2 (TR, BL) Getty Images, (CL, CR) Digital Vision; 3 (CR) Mike Hill/Alamy Images;
5 Getty Images; 8 (Bkgd) Digital Vision; 10 (CR) Mike Hill/Alamy Images; 11 Getty Images; 12 (T, C) Getty Images;
13 Tom Bean/Corbis; 15 (TL, C) Digital Vision, (TR) Getty Images
Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the copyright © of Dorling Kindersley, a division of Pearson
ISBN: 0-328-13737-5
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America
This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any
prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise For information regarding permission(s), write to
Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025