An animal shaped like a star. An animal that looks like a pincushion. An animal that resembles a cookie. An animal that looks like a flower. And an animal that looks like a vegetable. All these...
Coelenterates
The sea is the home of a large group of animals that really aren't much more than a stomach with tentacles. These animals are called coelenterates (sih tuh rayts). The name comes from two Greek...
Animals of the sea
Billions of tiny plants and animals drift in huge groups in the sea. These creatures are so small that most of them can be seen only with a microscope. The sea is filled with many different kinds...
The air makers
Most scientists think that the first tiny sea plants made it possible for life to come onto the land. To live, plants and animals must take in a gas called oxygen. The tiny sea plants and animals of...
Plants of the tundra community
tundra community The tundra is a great frozen plain, far in the north. Even during these warmer, sunny days, a fierce, terrible wind blows over the tundra. So only tough, sturdy plants that grow...
Plants of the grassland community
> Grasses and small plants with white or colored flowers are neighbors > in a grassland. or bushes grow on a grassland, but there are many small plants with white or colored flowers. Big herds of...
Plants of the woodland community
Oak, maple, and hickory trees are common in the woodland. > Plants of the > > woodland community Life in the woodlands In fall, the leaves change color. Most birds fly south for winter. Snakes,...
Why leaves are green
In the furry, finny, feathered world of the animal kingdom, there are many different colors. There are orange and brown giraffes, white polar bears, blue beetles, and red birds. But in the plant...
Settling down to sleep
By the end of summer the plants have done their work. They have made their seeds and sent them out to find new growing places. For many plants, life is now over. But the trees and other plants that...
Plants at work
During the warm summer months all the plants work to stay alive and to make new life. Their roots take in water. Their leaves make food. Their flowers make seeds. As the seeds grow, the flower...