Habitat

Outline:
Definition of habitat

Types of habitat

Lists if aquatic and terrestrial Animal

Definition of adaptation and adaptative features of Animals and Plants

Comparing the features of fresh water and salt water plant.

Definition of habitat
Habitat is defined as a place where animal and plants live Or it is a place where living organism can be
found.

Types of habitat
Terrestrial

Aquatic

Arboreal

Terrestrial Habitat
This a a place.on land where animal and plant can be found. Examples of organism found in terrestrial
habitat. Cricket, iroko,Goat,sheep,pear tree,mango tree,rat,pepper plant,elephant.

Examples of terestial.habitat are forest,desert,bush,farm.

Aquatic habitat
This is defined as places in water where living organisms are found. Examples of aquatic habitat are
puddlers,fresh water,ponds,streams,flooded rice field,salt water.
Arboreal habitat

This is a type of habitat found in trees and tree trunks

List of aquatic, Terrestrial and Arboreal Organisms

Terrestrial Habitat Aquatic Habitat Arboreal Habitat

Animal Whale Flying squirrel

Snake Jelly fish Chameleon

Snail Cat fish Birds

Elephant Jelly fish Fruit bat

Rhinoceroses Sea lion Tree hyrax

Snail Hippopotamus Flying frog

Iroko Crab Bush baby

Mango African monkey

Paw-paw
Adaptation

This is defined as the process whereby an organism becomes fitted to its environment , enabling it to
live successfully and reproduce.

Or

It is the process whereby organism develop features such as structural , psychological or behavioural to
enable it survive in the environment.

Adaptative features of Animals and Plants

Animal features Function Plant features Function

Fur,feather, hair,skin To regulate Thick bark

temperature

Beak,sticky tongue For feeding Long tap root

Fin ,web between For swiming Spike like leave

foot, Jelly like
structure

Poisiinous liquid For protection Leaves with stomata

Wing For flight to escape Air hole

prey

Horn For protection/ fight Torn,spike

Tail Scaring insects away Leaves

from animals body

Sharp canine For tearing thick skin

Assessment questions

The parts of a duck which enables it to survive on land is (A) paired lungs (B) sweat gland (C) oily feather
(D) webbed foot

The chemical substances which control the body growth and development (A) Hormones(B)Enzyme
(C)Gene (D) Toxin

Organism found in marine habitat includes (A) Rabbit (B) Goat (C) Birds (D) Mackerel

Fresh water plant

Thus is the type of plant found in fresh water. Fresh water is a water free from salt. This types of plant
have several features that enables it to survive.