🐄 Part 1: Animal Roles in Agriculture

1. Which farm animal is most important for pollinating crops to help plants grow?

Sheep (hipi)

Bees (pi)

Horses (hoiho)

Pigs

2. What are the main products we get from sheep on New Zealand farms?

Wool

Meat

Milk

Eggs

3. How do cows (kau) help fertilise farm soil naturally?

By eating grass

By producing manure

By drinking water

By making noise

4. In the past, horses were mainly used on farms for:

Food production

Farm labour and transport

Producing wool

Making honey

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Animal Contributions

5. Fill in the blanks using the words: pollination, fertiliser, labour, ecosystem

Bees help crops grow through ______________. Farm animals provide natural ______________ for soil. Horses historically provided ______________ on farms. All farm animals play important roles in the farm ______________.

6. Explain one way that farm animals help agriculture beyond just providing food:

7. Why is it important to care for farm animals in many different ways?

8. Choose one New Zealand farm animal and describe two different roles it plays in agriculture:

Animal chosen: ____________________

Role 1: ________________________________________________

Role 2: ________________________________________________

🎨 Part 3: Creative Connection

9. In the space below, draw and label one farm animal showing how it helps agriculture (include labels for its different roles):

10. Which farm animal's role surprised you the most and why?

Farm Animals' Agricultural Roles

Farm Animals' Agricultural Roles

🐄 Part 1: Animal Roles in Agriculture

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Animal Contributions

🎨 Part 3: Creative Connection

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