Basic Needs
(of Living Things)

Air,
Food,

Shelter,
Water,
Basic needs in any order...
Water,
Air,

Shelter,
Food,
Basic needs,
Of me and you...
Food,
Water,

Shelter,
Air,
Basic needs,
Of bat or bear...

Air,
Food,
Water,
Shelter,

Cold or hot,
Freeze or swelter...
Basic needs,
Of living things,
From tiny ants,

To birds with wings...

Without these four,
We can't surive,
Basic needs,
To stay alive!

Basic Needs:
The minimum resources living organisms need to survive. The four needs in this poem (food, shelter, water, air) are considered most basic, but scientists often include others such as the need for space, the ability to reproduce, and the availability of energy such as sunlight.

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