🌍 Part 1: Earth's Four Systems

1. Match each Earth system with its correct description:

1. Atmosphere

2. Hydrosphere

3. Lithosphere

4. Biosphere

A. All water on Earth

B. All living things

C. The air around Earth

D. The solid rock and soil

2. Which Earth systems do plants need to survive? (Check all that apply)

Atmosphere (for carbon dioxide and oxygen)

Hydrosphere (for water)

Lithosphere (for nutrients from soil)

Biosphere (for interactions with other living things)

🕸️ Part 2: Web of Life Connections

3. Fill in the blanks about interdependence:

Living things are _____________ with their environments. This means they _____________ on each other and their surroundings to survive. For example, a native New Zealand tui bird needs _____________ from flowers for food, _____________ for drinking, and _____________ for nesting.

4. Draw a simple web showing how a kauri tree connects to its environment. Include at least 4 connections (air, water, soil, other living things):

5. What would happen if one part of an ecosystem disappeared? Choose one scenario:

All bees disappeared from New Zealand

All native forests were cut down

All freshwater rivers dried up

Explain what effects this would have on other living things:

🌿 Part 3: New Zealand Examples

6. Match these New Zealand native species with what they depend on:

1. Kiwi bird

2. Pohutukawa tree

3. Tuatara

4. Manuka plant

A. Coastal soil and salt spray

B. Insects in forest floor

C. Bees for pollination

D. Warm rocks for temperature control

7. True or False: Circle the correct answer for each statement:

Living things can survive completely on their own without any connections to their environment.

True

False

The four Earth systems work together to support life.

True

False

🔍 Part 4: Home Observation

8. Choose one living thing you can observe at home or around your school. Complete the observation chart:

Living thing I observed: _________________________

What does it need from the atmosphere? _________________________

What does it need from the hydrosphere? _________________________

What does it need from the lithosphere? _________________________

How does it connect to other living things? _________________________

9. Reflection: Why is it important to protect the connections between living things and their environment?

10. What is one action you could take to help protect the environment and the living things that depend on it?

Earth Systems and Life

Earth Systems and Life

🌍 Part 1: Earth's Four Systems

🕸️ Part 2: Web of Life Connections

🌿 Part 3: New Zealand Examples

🔍 Part 4: Home Observation

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