NCERT Textbook: Plants and Animals Live Together | EVS Class 3: The World around us (Our Wondrous World) PDF Download

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Chapter
Plants and Animals 
Live Together
5
In Chapter 4, we saw lots of plants. Have you noticed 
that where there are plants, there are animals too? 
Look carefully and you will find that there are lots 
of animals living on, around and even underneath 
the plants that you see!
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Chapter
Plants and Animals 
Live Together
5
In Chapter 4, we saw lots of plants. Have you noticed 
that where there are plants, there are animals too? 
Look carefully and you will find that there are lots 
of animals living on, around and even underneath 
the plants that you see!
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Here are some pictures of animals living 
together with plants. Which of these animals do 
you recognise from the pictures? Which of them 
have you seen before? Which of these animals live 
under the ground?
A frog resting on 
a leaf
A tailorbird 
singing
Elephants 
feeding on grass
Squirrels using 
tree hollows to 
hide and rest
Ants building 
their nest using 
leaves
A caterpillar 
chewing a leaf
A butterfly 
perched on a 
leaf
A woodpecker 
on a tree 
trunk
A moth 
resting on a 
leaf
A barbet  using 
a tree hollow for 
nesting 
 A colourful 
stink bug on a 
leaf
Earthworms on 
leaves and soil
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Chapter
Plants and Animals 
Live Together
5
In Chapter 4, we saw lots of plants. Have you noticed 
that where there are plants, there are animals too? 
Look carefully and you will find that there are lots 
of animals living on, around and even underneath 
the plants that you see!
Ch 5 Plants and animals live together.indd   62 6/24/2024   2:38:56 PM
Plants and Animals Live Together
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Here are some pictures of animals living 
together with plants. Which of these animals do 
you recognise from the pictures? Which of them 
have you seen before? Which of these animals live 
under the ground?
A frog resting on 
a leaf
A tailorbird 
singing
Elephants 
feeding on grass
Squirrels using 
tree hollows to 
hide and rest
Ants building 
their nest using 
leaves
A caterpillar 
chewing a leaf
A butterfly 
perched on a 
leaf
A woodpecker 
on a tree 
trunk
A moth 
resting on a 
leaf
A barbet  using 
a tree hollow for 
nesting 
 A colourful 
stink bug on a 
leaf
Earthworms on 
leaves and soil
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Which of the animals shown on page 63, have you seen 
before? Describe where and how you saw them. Use your 
fingers, hands and arms to show how small or big these 
animals are!
Life in the Soil
Stand on the soil next to a plant. If you are 
comfortable, remove your footwear.
What colour is the soil under your feet? 
Pick up a little soil near your plant friend with your hands.
• How does it look and feel? 
• Is it dry, damp, rough, smooth, hard or grainy? 
• Did you find any leaves or insects in the soil? 
• Now smell this soil and remember it. 
Why do these animals choose to live near plants?
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My soil felt Rough Smooth  Hard Grainy
My soil had Nothing Leaves Small stones Insects
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Chapter
Plants and Animals 
Live Together
5
In Chapter 4, we saw lots of plants. Have you noticed 
that where there are plants, there are animals too? 
Look carefully and you will find that there are lots 
of animals living on, around and even underneath 
the plants that you see!
Ch 5 Plants and animals live together.indd   62 6/24/2024   2:38:56 PM
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Here are some pictures of animals living 
together with plants. Which of these animals do 
you recognise from the pictures? Which of them 
have you seen before? Which of these animals live 
under the ground?
A frog resting on 
a leaf
A tailorbird 
singing
Elephants 
feeding on grass
Squirrels using 
tree hollows to 
hide and rest
Ants building 
their nest using 
leaves
A caterpillar 
chewing a leaf
A butterfly 
perched on a 
leaf
A woodpecker 
on a tree 
trunk
A moth 
resting on a 
leaf
A barbet  using 
a tree hollow for 
nesting 
 A colourful 
stink bug on a 
leaf
Earthworms on 
leaves and soil
Ch 5 Plants and animals live together.indd   63 6/24/2024   2:39:02 PM
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Which of the animals shown on page 63, have you seen 
before? Describe where and how you saw them. Use your 
fingers, hands and arms to show how small or big these 
animals are!
Life in the Soil
Stand on the soil next to a plant. If you are 
comfortable, remove your footwear.
What colour is the soil under your feet? 
Pick up a little soil near your plant friend with your hands.
• How does it look and feel? 
• Is it dry, damp, rough, smooth, hard or grainy? 
• Did you find any leaves or insects in the soil? 
• Now smell this soil and remember it. 
Why do these animals choose to live near plants?
1
My soil felt Rough Smooth  Hard Grainy
My soil had Nothing Leaves Small stones Insects
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Repeat the above 
activity a day after it 
rains. Remember to 
pick up the soil from the 
same place. Did you find 
any differences in the 
look, feel and smell of 
the soil? 
Pick up a little soil 
from another place, far 
away from any plants. Is 
it different from the soil that you collected earlier? 
In what ways?
Examine the soil more carefully. What small 
things do you notice in it? 
Soil is the topmost layer of the Earth’s surface. 
Soil is made from rocks that have broken up into 
tiny pieces, as well as old leaves, roots, stems and 
living and dead animals like insects. 
Soil has many insects and other creatures living 
in it! Some you can see, and some are too small to 
see. On the top layer of soil and moving around 
between the grass and leaves you might find insects 
like ants, termites, small beetles and grasshoppers.
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Chapter
Plants and Animals 
Live Together
5
In Chapter 4, we saw lots of plants. Have you noticed 
that where there are plants, there are animals too? 
Look carefully and you will find that there are lots 
of animals living on, around and even underneath 
the plants that you see!
Ch 5 Plants and animals live together.indd   62 6/24/2024   2:38:56 PM
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Here are some pictures of animals living 
together with plants. Which of these animals do 
you recognise from the pictures? Which of them 
have you seen before? Which of these animals live 
under the ground?
A frog resting on 
a leaf
A tailorbird 
singing
Elephants 
feeding on grass
Squirrels using 
tree hollows to 
hide and rest
Ants building 
their nest using 
leaves
A caterpillar 
chewing a leaf
A butterfly 
perched on a 
leaf
A woodpecker 
on a tree 
trunk
A moth 
resting on a 
leaf
A barbet  using 
a tree hollow for 
nesting 
 A colourful 
stink bug on a 
leaf
Earthworms on 
leaves and soil
Ch 5 Plants and animals live together.indd   63 6/24/2024   2:39:02 PM
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Which of the animals shown on page 63, have you seen 
before? Describe where and how you saw them. Use your 
fingers, hands and arms to show how small or big these 
animals are!
Life in the Soil
Stand on the soil next to a plant. If you are 
comfortable, remove your footwear.
What colour is the soil under your feet? 
Pick up a little soil near your plant friend with your hands.
• How does it look and feel? 
• Is it dry, damp, rough, smooth, hard or grainy? 
• Did you find any leaves or insects in the soil? 
• Now smell this soil and remember it. 
Why do these animals choose to live near plants?
1
My soil felt Rough Smooth  Hard Grainy
My soil had Nothing Leaves Small stones Insects
Ch 5 Plants and animals live together.indd   64 6/24/2024   2:39:05 PM
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Repeat the above 
activity a day after it 
rains. Remember to 
pick up the soil from the 
same place. Did you find 
any differences in the 
look, feel and smell of 
the soil? 
Pick up a little soil 
from another place, far 
away from any plants. Is 
it different from the soil that you collected earlier? 
In what ways?
Examine the soil more carefully. What small 
things do you notice in it? 
Soil is the topmost layer of the Earth’s surface. 
Soil is made from rocks that have broken up into 
tiny pieces, as well as old leaves, roots, stems and 
living and dead animals like insects. 
Soil has many insects and other creatures living 
in it! Some you can see, and some are too small to 
see. On the top layer of soil and moving around 
between the grass and leaves you might find insects 
like ants, termites, small beetles and grasshoppers.
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When it rains and the soil is wet, other creatures 
like earthworms and millipedes may appear too. 
You may also find more grasses and other plants 
growing in the soil.
In the monsoons, you may find many more plants and 
animals around. Where did these new plants and animals 
come from? Why could you not see them earlier? 
Stand near your plant friend and look around. How many 
different animals can you spot? Describe them in words 
and fill in the table. You may use the given pictures if needed.
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What was it doing? It was on ... I saw ... (Describe)
A small hopping insect
A thin plant that curls
A black bird
The grass 
Another plant nearby
Jumping aound
Nothing
Note to the Teacher
Some insects wait for the rains to emerge from the soil. Seeds of 
plants may remain in the soil for long periods and sprout when it 
rains or they are watered.
Red bugs 
on a rotting 
fruit
Blue flying 
insect
Ants on  
leaves
Butterfly 
on  Lantana 
flowers
Lizard on a 
rock
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