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Habitats and Adaptations


Habitats

A habitat has all of the things that an organism needs to survive such as the right amount of light, oxygen and water.

The place where an organism lives is called its HABITAT.


Describing HabitatsDescribing Habitats

List the characteristics you can use to describe a habitat

Describing Habitats

TemperatureLight

Exposure

LocationSize

Altitude Soil

Moisture


Look at the organisms below. Write a sentence to describe each of their habitats.


Habitats


Adaptations

Organisms need to have special features which help them to survive in their habitat.

For example: You have plenty of adaptations to survive in your habitat. Your fingers are an excellent adaptation.Without their ability to grip you would not be able to do all of that schoolwork!

Can you think of other adaptations that you have?

These special features are called ADAPTATIONS.


Selous Game Reserve, Africa

Describe the Habitat

HotDry

Huge GrasslandLow altitudeLots of lightPoor soils


Selous Game Reserve, AfricaNow describe how the following organisms

are adapted to this habitat

HotDry

Huge GrasslandLow altitudeLots of lightPoor soils


Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean

Describe the Habitat

HotHumidBarren

Poor SoilsWindy

Small IslandsSea Level

Bright


Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean

HotHumidBarren

Poor SoilsWindy

Small IslandsSea Level

Bright

Now describe how the following organisms are adapted to this habitat


Both of the animals on this page have very similar habitats. However, their adaptations are quite different


Adaptations


The scientists want you to help them describe where this animal lives (land,water or air), what it eats, how it eats, how it breathes, how it moves and last but not least what they should call it.

As the organism is adapted to its environment you should be able to use the way it looks to answer all of these questions. Don’t forget to give your organism a name!

Scientists have discovered a strange new species on a small island off the coast of Argentina. One of the scientists has drawn a picture of the organism which is on the next slide.


Daily adaptations

Many things in the environment change on a daily basis. For example, throughout each day the temperature and the amount of light changes.

Organisms must adapt to these changes as well.

They do this in many different ways. For example, many flowers open their petals during the day to catch the sun and close them at night for protection from early morning frost.


Many things in the environment change on a daily basis. For example, the temperature and the amount of light.

Organisms must adapt to these changes as well.

They do this in many different ways. For example, many flowers open their petals during the day to catch the sun and close them at night for protection from early morning frost.

Daily adaptations


Yearly Adaptations

The environment also changes on a yearly basis with the seasons. This may bring about changes in light and temperature but also in the availability of food and water.

Organisms must also find some way to adapt to these yearly changes.

Organisms have come up with many different ways to achieve this. For example, many animals hibernate over winter to deal with food shortages.


Daily or Yearly?

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