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3.1 demonstrate an understanding of habitats as areas that provide plants and animals with the necessities of life (e.g., food, water, air, space, and light)
3.2 demonstrate an understanding of food chains as systems in which energy from the sun is transferred to producers (plants) and then to consumers (animals)
3.3 identify factors (e.g., availability of water or food, amount of light, type of weather) that affect the ability of plants and animals to survive in a specific habitat
3.4 demonstrate an understanding of a community as a group of interacting species sharing a common habitat (e.g., the life in a meadow or in a patch of forest)
3.5 classify organisms, including humans, according to their role in a food chain (e.g., producer, consumer, decomposer)
3.6 identify animals that are carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores
3.7 describe structural adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive in specific habitats
3.8 explain why changes in the environment have a greater impact on specialized species than on generalized species
3.9 demonstrate an understanding of why all habitats have limits to the number of plants and animals they can support
3.10 describe ways in which humans are dependent on natural habitats and communities (e.g., for water, medicine, flood control in wetlands, leisure activities)
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