Grade 3 TCI Science - Unit 1 Lessons 1-3 Content

Bacteria

• A group of living things of the same kind.

• Animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs.

• A type of tiny organism that cannot be seen without a microscope.

• A useful material that comes from the environment.

Prey

• An animal that is hunted and eaten.

• All living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

• Any living thing.

• A type of environment that gets a very large amount of rain.

Environment

• A group of living things of the same kind.

• A type of environment that gets a very large amount of rain.

• A useful material that comes from the environment.

• All living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

Social Animals

• Any living thing.

• Animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs.

• A group of living things of the same kind.

• An animal that is hunted and eaten.

Organism

• Animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs.

• A group of living things of the same kind.

• A type of tiny organism that cannot be seen without a microscope.

• Any living thing.

Natural Resource

• A useful material that comes from the environment.

• A type of environment that gets a very large amount of rain.

• A type of tiny organism that cannot be seen without a microscope.

• All living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

Rainforest

• Animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs.

• A useful material that comes from the environment.

• A type of environment that gets a very large amount of rain.

• A type of tiny organism that cannot be seen without a microscope.

Species

• All living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

• Animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs.

• A group of living things of the same kind.

• An animal that is hunted and eaten.

What is an example of an organism that is NOT a plant or animal?

• oak tree

• parrot

• mushroom

• squirrel

True or false?

Fish depend on coral for food.

• True

• False