HABITATS AND ECOSYSTEMS

WHAT IS A HABITAT?

• A place where plants and animals get their resources and needs to survive.
• Different types of species need different specific materials to survive which they get from their habitat. Ex. food, water, shelter, air
• A habitat is also known as a biome.

EXAMPLES OF HABITATS

TERRESTRIAL HABITAT

• Forests
• Grasslands
• Deserts
• Rain forests
• Etc.

FRESHWATER HABITAT

• Bogs
• Ponds
• Lakes
• Rivers
• Streams
• Etc.

MARINE HABITAT

• Open Oceans
• Reefs
• Seabeds
• Shallow Seas
• Etc.

WHAT IS A ECOSYSTEM?

• A group of living and non-living things that live and work together in the same surroundings.
• Consists also of non-living materials.
• An ecosystem is self-sufficient
• Each organism has its own role to play.

TYPES OF ECOSYSTEMS

MICRO ECOSYSTEM

• Definition: small ecosystem
• Pond
• Puddle
• Tree trunk
• Rock
• Etc.

MESSO ECOSYSTEM

• Definition: medium ecosystem
• Forest
• Large lake
• Etc.

BIOME ECOSYSTEM

• Definition: large ecosystem
• Entire rainforest
• Millions of animals
• Trees
• Whole water bodies
• Etc.

What categories of things would you find in a healthy ecosystem???

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• Sunlight
• Plants
• Animals
• Water
• Soil
• Sand
• Rocks
• Temperature

POND

• Fish
• Insects
• Plants
• Soil
• Sunlight
• Rocks

HABITAT VS. ECOSYATEM

A habitat is a home where many living things get their needs to survive, while an ecosystem is a place where there is a bunch of separate habitats working together.

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