Habitats

By Hayli

Habitats

• Where an animal or plant lives

• Where it gets food• Where it gets water

Different Habitats

• Desert• Woodland• Ponds• Streams

Desert

• Gets little rain• Is extremely hot and

dry or extremely cold• Not many plants or

animals

Light

• Very bright• No shade

Moisture

• Very little rain• Not many ponds or

lakes

Temperature

• Very hot during the day

• Very cold at night

Plants• Store water and use it later• Cactus/Cacti• Yucca• Saguaro Cactus

Animals

• Get water from food• Many are nocturnal• Lizards• Insects• Birds• Reptiles

Camels• Humps have fat • They can use it for

energy

Good at walking in sand

Shelter in sandstorms

Sahara Desert

• World’s biggest desert• 3 ½ million square miles

Cold Deserts

• Gobi Desert in Asia• Antarctica

Woodland

• Lots of trees• Plenty of water• Variety of plants and

animals

Light• Lots of shade

Moisture

• Moist• Often has ponds or

streams

Temperature• Varies, depending on where the woodland is

Plants• Trees• Shrubs• Rich dirt because of

fallen leaves

Animals

• Deer• Insects• Birds• Wild cats• Foxes• Bears• Snakes• Rabbits

Pond• Small freshwater habitat• Things live in the water, on the water, and around

the water

Light

• Lots of light• Some shade around

the edges• Shade under the water

Moisture

• Very moist/wet, even in the dirt around a pond

Temperature

• Varies, like the temperature around the pond

• Water is cooler than the air

Plants

• Water plants• Water lilies, bulrushes• Animals use plants as

shelter• Insects use plants as

food

Animals• Frogs• Birds• Otters• Insects• Turtles• Fish

Streams• Freshwater that moves

through an area• Empties into a larger

body of water• Often have rocks

Light

• Usually bright, but bordered by shade

Moisture

• Moist/wet• Running water

Temperature

• Temperature varies, depending on the area

Plants

• Trees and low plant lining the banks

• Ferns

Animals• Beavers• Frogs• Fish• Other pond animals

Let's see how much you know!

• Remember the pictures.

• Think about what we talked about.

• Think about what you learned.

Which of the habitats was the driest?

• Pond

• Desert

• Woodland

• Stream

Which habitat was the wettest?

• Stream

• Pond

• Desert

• Woodland

Which habitat has the most big animals living in it?

• Pond

• Stream

• Woodland

• Desert

Which habitat would be the hardest to find food in?

• Stream

• Woodland

• Pond

• Desert

Name two animals you can find in a pond and in a stream.

What would a bear at a stream eat?

Which habitat would be the hardest for a human to live in?

Why?

Which habitat had you rather live in?

Why?