This image is an educational poster showing how living things interact with their environment. It highlights different ways animals and plants affect the Earth system. Here are the key interactions shown:
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Animals hunt prey – A hawk is flying, looking for food.
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Trees make shade and provide food and shelter for animals – The big tree gives homes and protection to birds and squirrels.
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Animals eat and collect seeds – A bird is eating seeds from a plant.
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Birds build nests – Blue jays are sitting in a nest they built in the tree.
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Insects pollinate flowers – Bees and butterflies help flowers grow by moving pollen.
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Animals dig and build dens for young – A rabbit or similar animal has dug a burrow underground.
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Growing young in burrows come up into the world – Baby animals (like groundhogs or rabbits) are born underground and later come out.
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Seeds sprout into trees – Small seeds on the ground can grow into new trees.
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Plants make flowers to attract pollinators – Flowers have bright colors and smells to bring bees and butterflies.
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Animals store food for winter – Squirrels hide nuts and seeds to eat when it’s cold.
All these actions show how humans, animals, and plants change and depend on each other and the land around them — which is part of “Human Impacts on Earth Systems” in science.
Final Answer:
The poster shows 10 ways animals and plants interact with Earth systems: hunting, providing shelter, eating seeds, building nests, pollinating, digging dens, being born in burrows, growing from seeds, attracting pollinators, and storing food for winter.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of living things and their environment worksheet.