ENVIRONMENTS And the Animals That Live In Them

ENVIRONMENTS And the Animals That Live In Them By: Lindsey Welkner

EQ: • What makes up a habitat? • Do all animals have the same kind of habitat? • What are three different habitats? • What is the difference between the habitat of a polar bear and the habitat a snake? • http: //www. skyenimals. com/browse_habitat. cgi

ANIMALS REQUIRE AIR, WATER, FOOD, AND SHELTER TO SURVIVE. THEY NEED ENVIRONMENTS OR AREAS WHERE THESE NEEDS CAN BE MET. This is called a Habitat!

There are distinct Environments in the world that support different types of animal’s habitat. Some like it Hot: Some like it Cold:

Desert and Polar Habitats Desert Polar ◦ Extremely hot and dry ◦ Artic- in the North ◦ Get less than six inches of rain per year ◦ Frozen ocean that surrounds an empty land. ◦ Few plants ◦ Only certain animals can survive he harsh conditions ◦ Contains a few animals species ◦ Antarctic- in the South ◦ Ice covered continent ◦ http: //www. skyenimals. com/browse_habitat. cgi? habitat=desert ◦ Surrounded by story seas ◦ Contains a few animals that are different from Artic. ◦ http: //www. skyenimals. com/browse_habitat. cgi? habitat=polar_regions

Fresh Water and Ocean Habitats Pond/Lake: Ocean: • Made by the evaporation process • The largest habitat on Earth • Include lakes, ponds, swamps, rivers, wetlands, marshes. • Animals hat live in this habitat are all very different. • Each habitat is different, therefore the animals for each fresh water habitat are different • Some live by the land • http: //www. skyenimals. com/browse_habitat. cgi? habitat=freshwater • Some breath air, some don’t • Some live deep down below the surface • http: //www. skyenimals. com/browse_habitat. cgi? habitat=oceans

Jungle and Grassland Habitats Jungle: Grassland: ◦ Found near the Earths Equator ◦ Filled with tall, growing grass ◦ Get around 8. 5 feet of rain a year ◦ Dry ◦ Contain a large number of living things, the number of living this is more than all he other habitats combined. ◦ Not too many trees ◦ http: //www. skyenimals. com/browse_habitat. cgi? habitat=tropical_forest ◦ Located everywhere except Antarctica, in the USA its called a Prairie. In Africa its called a Savanna. ◦ Support a lot of animals, from lions to birds. http: //www. skyenimals. com/browse_habitat. c gi? habitat=grassland

Woodland Forrest and Urban Habitats Woodland Forrests: Urban:

Environments can change slowly or quickly. Animals respond to these changes in different ways.

How to Survive a Changing World Adaptation: Migration