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H A B I T AT

Definition
A habitat is a place where an organism makes
its home. A habitat meets all the environmental
conditions an organism needs to survive.
Habitat Function

The habitat's primary purpose is to provide a setting for the continuance of


living things' activities. A role of habitat is:

• A place for survival for living things


• A place for living things to grow and develop
• A place for breeding
• A place for living things to shelter A place where certain species gather
Types Of Habitat

There are basically three


types of habitat. They are
aquatic habitat, terrestrial
habitat, and arboreal habitat.
Terrestrial Habitat

Terrestrial habitats are ones that are


found on land, like forests,
grasslands, deserts, shorelines, and
wetlands. Terrestrial habitats also
include man made habitats, like
farms, towns, and cities, and habitats
that are under the earth, like caves
and mines.
Terrestrial Habitat

Examples of terrestrial
animals include cats, ants,
dogs, raccoons, spiders,
kangaroos, tigers, lions,
mice, bats, bulls, oxen,
leopards, elephants, and
many more.
Aquatic Habitat

Habitats whose mode of


survival is in water are
known as aquatic habitats.
The habitats of plants and
animals which lives in water
are said to live in aquatic
habitats.
Aquatic Habitat
Examples of aquatic
animals include fish,
jellyfish, sharks,
whales, octopuses,
barnacles, sea otters,
crocodiles, crabs,
dolphins, eels, rays,
mussels, and so on.
Arboreal Habitat
Habitats are natural areas in which living
things such as plants and animals make their
homes.
Arboreal Animals

Examples of such
animals include
chameleons, lizards,
green tree pythons, tree
snails, koalas, squirrels,
cats, monkeys, parrots,
sloths, and a variety of
insects.
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