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A. Aquatic habitat
B. Aquatic Animals
C. Adaptations in aquatic

animals
D. Adaptations in aquatic
plants
E. Special aquatic animals
F. Lakes and ponds
AQUATIC HABITAT
An organism finds food, shelter, and everything
else it needs to live within its habitat.

An aquatic habitat is a habitat in water.

It includes areas that are

permanently covered by water
occasionally covered by water

Oceans, seas, rivers, lakes and ponds are examples

of aquatic habitats
AQUATIC HABITAT
AQUATIC ANIMALS
Organisms living in ponds, lakes,
rivers, seas and oceans are
called aquatic animals.

For example Fish, Octopus, Star

Fish, Dolphin, Swan etc .

The aquatic animals need to

adapt to their surroundings in
a different way.

All have something common in

their body design which helps
them adapt to the aquatic
habitat.
 ADAPTATIONS IN ANIMALS
Fish: All fishes have a streamlined body
Scales which help them move swiftly

The slippery scales covering the body

of the fish protect them and also help
them to swim

The flat fins and tail help them to

change direction and keep them
balanced in water

Gills Fish also have gills which enables them

Flat fin
to absorb oxygen dissolved in water
Flat tail
Streamlined body
ADAPTATIONS IN ANIMALS
DOLPHINS AND
WHALES
Blowhole There are some aquatic
animals, like dolphins and
whales who do not have gills.

They have lungs nostrils and

blowholes located on the upper
parts of the body.
Blowhole

These aquatic animals rise up

to the surface of water to
breathe. They also have the
ability to stay under water
without breathing for a long
ADAPTATIONS IN ANIMALS
A Q U AT I C B I R D S
Aquatic birds have webbed
feet, bills and legs adapted to
feed in water, and the ability
to dive from the surface or the
air to catch prey in water.
E.G Duck, Swan, Pelican,
Crane etc.

Webbed Feet
ADAPTATIONS IN ANIMALS
OCTOPUS AND SQUIDS

Aquatic animals like octopus and

squids do not have a streamlined
body

These animals are the ones that

prefer to swim less and stay near
the waterbed

These animals do not move around

to catch prey instead they catch
that happen to come near

Although when they swim around

they make their bodies streamlined
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AQUATIC PLANTS
PLANTS
•S O M E P L A N T S H AV E T H E I R R O O T S F I X E D I N
S O I L B E L O W T H E WA T E R E . G . L I L Y

• S O M E P L A N T S A R E T O TA L LY S U B M E R G E D I N
WA T E R E . G . S E A G R A S S

• S O M E P L A N T S F L O A T S I N WA T E R E . G . L O T U S
AQUATIC PLANTS
• Aquatic plants have small roots as water
absorption is not a problem.

• The main functioning of roots is to anchor the

plant in it’s position.

• The stems are hollow to make the plant light

and enable it to float. This feature is seen in
lotus.

• Leaves of the plants which are submerged in

water are either thin or highly divide so that
water could flow through the leaves and also
not damage them. E.g. tape grass and
hydrilla.

• Floating leaves are large and flat and there is

a waxy surface to make it waterproof. They
also have stomata on the upper surface. E.g.
lotus.
SPECIAL AQUATIC ANIMALS
AMPHIBIANS
Aquatic animals who can
live on land also are
called
amphibians(both on
land and water)
They usually have 4
limbs with strong hind
limbs
Frogs, toads, turtles
salamanders and newt
are some examples of