🔍 Part 1: Understanding Habitats

1. What is a habitat? Circle the best answer:

A place where only animals live

A place where plants and animals live and get their needs met

A place where only plants grow

A place where humans live

2. What do living things need from their habitat? Check all that apply:

Food

Water

Shelter

Space

Toys

🌿 Part 2: New Zealand Habitats

3. Fill in the blanks about New Zealand habitats:

A New Zealand forest (ngahere) provides __________ for many native animals. Birds like the tui need __________ from flowers for food. Insects live under __________ and provide food for lizards and birds. Water (wai) is important for all __________ things to survive.

4. Name three native New Zealand animals and where they might live:

🔗 Part 3: How Living Things Connect

5. Match each animal with what it might eat or use:

1. Tui bird

2. Weta (ngārara)

3. Gecko

4. Kererū

A. Berries and leaves

B. Nectar from flowers

C. Small insects

D. Rotting wood and leaves

6. Explain how a native tree and a native bird depend on each other:

🎨 Part 4: Habitat Detective

7. Draw a simple food chain showing how energy moves through a habitat (start with a plant):

8. What might happen if all the trees were cut down in a forest habitat?

Nothing would change

Animals would lose their homes and food sources

More animals would come to live there

Only the plants would be affected

🌱 Part 5: Being a Kaitiaki (Guardian)

9. How can we look after habitats? Check all the good ideas:

Don't litter in natural areas

Plant native trees and plants

Leave wild animals in their homes

Take all the pretty flowers we find

Learn about native species

10. Describe one habitat near your school or home and name two living things you might find there:

Living Things and Habitats

Living Things and Habitats

🔍 Part 1: Understanding Habitats

🌿 Part 2: New Zealand Habitats

🔗 Part 3: How Living Things Connect

🎨 Part 4: Habitat Detective

🌱 Part 5: Being a Kaitiaki (Guardian)

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