How do living things get what they need to live?

In order to survive, all living things need air, water, and food. Animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, which provides them with the energy they need to move and grow. An animal's home (habitat) must provide these basic needs (air, water and food) along with shelter from bad weather and predators.

1. What does living things need to live?
2. How do living things get their food?
3. How do living things need each other?
4. Where does an animal live and get what it needs to survive?

What does living things need to live?

Living things need need air, water, food and shelter to survive. There is a difference between needs and wants. Students will be able to identify the four things that organisms need to survive.

How do living things get their food?

Nutrition is the process by which living things get or make food. All animals get food by eating other living things. Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals. ... Most plants make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide gas from the air, and water from the soil through the process of photosynthesis.

How do living things need each other?

All living things depend on their environment to supply them with what they need, including food, water, and shelter. ... For example, living things that cannot make their own food must eat other organisms for food. Other interactions between living things include symbiotic relationships and competition for resources.

Where does an animal live and get what it needs to survive?

A habitat is a place where an organism makes its home. A habitat meets all the environmental conditions an organism needs to survive. For an animal, that means everything it needs to find and gather food, select a mate, and successfully reproduce.