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Ant Habitats and Ecosystems

Read the field note, then investigate how ants live and interact with their environment. Answer in your own words where asked.

Field note: A busy patch of garden

On a warm morning, a trail of ants crosses the soil beneath a kōwhai tree. Some ants carry crumbs towards a nest entrance. Others collect tiny seeds. The nest has tunnels and chambers below the ground, where ants shelter and raise their young. Ants need food, water and a safe place to live. Nearby, plants provide shade and fallen seeds; small insects and other animals also live in the soil. Ants can move seeds to new places and help break down scraps. They are part of an ecosystem: the living things in an area and the ways they interact with one another and their surroundings. If the soil is disturbed or food and water disappear, life in this patch can change.

1.Where is the ant nest described in the field note, and what does it provide for the ants?
2.Choose the three things ants need in their habitat to survive.
  • Food, water and shelter
  • Toys, sunlight and a pond
  • Clouds, sand and noise
3.In the field note, name one living thing besides ants and one non-living part of the habitat.
4.Match each word to its meaning.
  • Habitat
  • Ecosystem
  • Chamber
  • A space inside an underground nest
  • The place where an organism lives
  • Living things in an area and how they interact with their surroundings
5.The field note says ants may move seeds to new places. Explain one way this could affect plants.
6.True or false: An ecosystem includes only animals, not plants or non-living things such as soil.
TrueFalse
7.Complete the sentence using words from the field note: Ants can help break down and move to new places.
8.A person digs up the soil near the nest and removes fallen seeds. Predict two changes this might cause for the ants or other living things nearby.
9.Suggest one respectful action people in Aotearoa New Zealand could take to protect ants and their habitat. Explain why it would help.
Draw an underground ant nest with at least two connected chambers. Add labels for the entrance, a chamber, and one thing the ants need. Include soil above the nest.

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  • Ant Habitats and Ecosystems, page 1 of 2: Field note: A busy patch of garden

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  • Ant Habitats and Ecosystems, page 2 of 2: 5. The field note says ants may move seeds to new places. Explain one way this could…

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