A habitat is the place where a living thing lives and includes the surrounding area. It provides animals and plants with food and shelter. Most plants and animals are specially adapted to survive in their particular habitat through features like camouflage, streamlined bodies, or ways of storing water. Even plants have adapted to their habitats through traits like fleshy stems, modified roots, or seeds that disperse easily. Overall, habitats allow plants and animals to depend on each other for survival.

1. By Nora VillarrealBy Nora Villarreal
By Nora VillarrealBy Nora Villarreal

2. What is a habitat ?What is a habitat ?

3.  AA habitathabitat is the place where living things live.is the place where living things live.
 It is more than just a home it includes theIt is more than just a home it includes the
whole surrounding area.whole surrounding area.
 The habitat provides the animal or plant withThe habitat provides the animal or plant with
foodfood oror sheltershelter..

4. People and their habitatsPeople and their habitats
People can live all over thePeople can live all over the
world.world.

5. We can do thisWe can do this
because we are ablebecause we are able
to build homes forto build homes for
different conditions.different conditions.

6. Also we can change our clothesAlso we can change our clothes
to best suit the temperatureto best suit the temperature
around us.around us.
White clothes
reflect the heat
Animal skin and fur
act as insulators and
keep heat in.

7. Animals and plantsAnimals and plants
 Most plants and animals are specially adaptedMost plants and animals are specially adapted
to survive in ato survive in a particularparticular habitat.habitat.
 They have developedThey have developed special featuresspecial features to suitto suit
the demands of their environment.the demands of their environment.
 This is calledThis is called adaptionadaption..

8. Some examples ofSome examples of
adaptionadaption

9. All birds have similarAll birds have similar
characteristics.characteristics.
But many waterBut many water
birds have featuresbirds have features
that are differentthat are different
from those birds livefrom those birds live
on land.on land.
Long legs are good for wading
These wings act as flippers
Webbed
feet for
swimming

10. Some animals areSome animals are
camouflagedcamouflaged to blend into blend in
with their surroundings.with their surroundings.
This keeps them safe as itThis keeps them safe as it
is more difficult for otheris more difficult for other
animals to see them oranimals to see them or
catch them for food.catch them for food.
This lizards skin is so
similar to the rock
colour.
These zebra could
easily be mistaken
for bushes from
a distance.
This lion blends in well
with the grassy
background.

11. Aquatic animals haveAquatic animals have
streamlined bodiesstreamlined bodies
to move more easliyto move more easliy
in the water.in the water.

12. These animals haveThese animals have
adapted to live inadapted to live in
the hot climate ofthe hot climate of
the desert.the desert.
Camels store water in their
humps.
Ostriches have
long eyelashes to
keep out the sand.
Snakes glide across the hot
sands and can shed their skin

13. These animals haveThese animals have
adapted to be moreadapted to be more
suited to coldsuited to cold
temperatures.temperatures.
Layers of fat keep the
seals body warm, and small
ears stop heat loss.
Polar bears are kept warm by
their body fat.
Deer have a
warm layer
of fur.

14. Even plants haveEven plants have
adapted to theiradapted to their
habitats.habitats.
The cactus has fleshy stems
that store water.
The water provides support for this lily
as it has less developed roots to hold it
in place.
Dandelions seeds are
easily dispersed.

15. Animals and plants help each otherAnimals and plants help each other
Plants and animals depend on eachPlants and animals depend on each
other for a wide variety of things.other for a wide variety of things.
Food
Nests to reproduce
Shelter
Protection
Gas exchange