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 \nFind out what type of habitatwoodlice like best.  \nWorks  \nYou have divided the trayinto four areas-(1)dark and  \n!1.With the help of an adult,damp,(2)light and damp,Ifind some pill bugs(woodlice)(3)dark and dry,and(4)lightI by looking under logs and bark.and dry.Pill bugs prefer dark,damp habitats,so they will  \n2.Then spread a thin layer ofgo to area 1.I cotton batting onto a smalltray or box lid.Number thefour quarters of the tray with  \nlabels,as shown here.4.Lay a piece of black paper  \ncut to size over areas 1 and 3.  \n3.Cover half the tray withnewspaper while you spray5.Now put your pill bugs in the  \nareas 1and 2 with water.middle of the tray and see which areaThe cotton should be dampthey go to.Put the pill busgs back wherebut not soaking wet.you found them when you have finished.  \nEye Spy  \nIf you want to see some animals intheir natural habitat,turn over a log inyour backyard or local park.How manydifferent creatures can you find?OceanPolar bear  \nIce cap5  \n# Keeping the Balance\n\nA WoodlandFood Web  \nPlants and animals that share the same habitat rely on eachother for their survival.A delicate balance exists betweenthem that depends largely on the amount of food available.  \nPlants are able to make their own food,but animals have toThe diagram below showsfind food in the environment.Some animals only eat\"what eats what\"in awooded habitat.Energy forplants—they are called herbivores.Other animals feed off·life begins with the Sun.the plant eaters.These are the carnivores,or meat eaters.:Plants use the energy from  \nBut the balance is easily upset.For example,if fishermen·sunlight to make foodcatch too many sand eels,the seabirds that feed onHerbivores(in the orange:band)eat the plants andthe eels may die because they have no more food.·are ","cbCaicVOSnkFptLD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicVOSnkFptLD","pdf",3791954,"English","# Where Animals Live\n## Reefs at Risk\n# Keeping the Balance\n## A Woodland Food Web\n# Discover It Yourself - Experiment: Pill bugs","[{\"question\":\"What is a habitat and why does it matter?\",\"answer\":\"A habitat is a particular type of place where living things belong. 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