General Knowledge Class 3 - Plants And-Animals Notes

Plants and Animals

Welcome to the chapter on Plants and Animals for Class 3. In this chapter, you will learn interesting facts about different plants and animals, their uses, and how they help us and the environment. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to name many plants and animals and understand why they are important!

Introduction

Plants and animals are found all around us. They are living things and are very important for life on Earth. Let’s discover more about them!

Amazing Plants

• Plants make food for themselves using sunlight, water, and air.
• Trees like mango, neem, and banyan give us shade and fruits.
• Some plants are used as medicines, like tulsi and aloe vera.
• Flowers like rose, lotus, and sunflower make gardens beautiful.
• Plants give us oxygen to breathe.

Interesting Animals

• Animals can be wild (lion, tiger, elephant) or domestic (cow, dog, cat).
• Birds like sparrow, peacock, and eagle can fly in the sky.
• Fish live in water and breathe through gills.
• Some animals help us, like cows give milk and dogs guard our homes.
• Insects like bees make honey.

How Plants and Animals Help Us

• Plants give us food, wood, medicines, and oxygen.
• Animals give us milk, eggs, meat, wool, and help in farming.
• Both keep the environment clean and balanced.

Fun Facts

• The banyan tree is the largest tree in India.
• The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
• Lotus is the national flower of India.
• Elephants are the largest land animals.

Fun Activity: Nature Walk

Go for a walk in a garden or park. Make a list of plants and animals you see. Draw pictures of your favorite ones!

Summary

• Plants and animals are living things.
• They help us in many ways.
• We should protect and care for plants and animals.

Practice Questions

1. Name two plants that give us medicines.
2. Which animal is the fastest on land?
3. What do bees make?
4. Name a bird that cannot fly.
5. Why should we protect plants and animals?

Challenge Yourself

• Make a chart of five plants and five animals found in your area.
• Write two ways animals help farmers.

Did You Know?

• Some plants eat insects! (Example: Venus flytrap)
• Penguins are birds but they cannot fly; they swim very well.

Glossary

• Domestic: Animals that live with us or on farms.
• Wild: Animals that live in forests.
• Medicinal: Useful for making medicines.
• Oxygen: A gas we breathe in, given by plants.

Answers to Practice Questions

1. Tulsi, aloe vera (any two medicinal plants).
2. Cheetah.
3. Honey.
4. Penguin, ostrich (any bird that cannot fly).
5. Because they keep nature balanced and help us in many ways.

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Plants and animals make our world beautiful. Take care of them and learn more every day!