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MAJOR UNDERSTANDINGS 1.1a Animals need air, water, and food in order to live and thrive. 1.1b Plants require air, water, nutrients, and light in order to live and thrive. 1.1c Nonliving things do not live and thrive. 1.1dNonliving things can be human-created or naturally occurring. 1.2a Living things grow, take in nutrients, breathe, reproduce, eliminate waste, and die.