Habitat
The place where an organism lives.
Where do they live
A fish lives in a pond. A deer lives in a forest. A tiny insect lives on the bark of a tree.
What do we call the place where an organism lives?
What this lesson covers
The idea
A habitat is the place where an organism lives, even as small as the bark of a tree; every organism needs specific conditions to survive, and different habitats offer different living conditions.
Where do they live
A fish lives in a pond. A deer lives in a forest. A tiny insect lives on the bark of a tree.
What do we call the place where an organism lives?
- Its habitat
- Its population
- Its community
Three habitats
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A place to live
A habitat is simply the place where an organism lives. It could even be just the bark of a tree. Every organism needs specific conditions to survive, and different habitats offer different living conditions.
A habitat is the place where an organism lives, even as small as the bark of a tree. Every organism needs specific conditions to survive. Different habitats offer different living conditions.
Notes
A habitat is where an organism lives. Different habitats have different conditions.
Check yourself
The place where an organism lives is called its …
Which of these can be a habitat?
Different habitats offer …
A pond provides food, oxygen, shelter and …
- population. A population is a group of the same kind of organisms.
- habitat — correct. Yes!
- community. A community is made of different populations.
- Nothing smaller than a forest. A habitat can be as small as the bark of a tree.
- Only the sea. Ponds, forests and even tree bark are habitats.
- The bark of a tree — correct. Yes!
- different living conditions — correct. Yes!
- exactly the same conditions. Different habitats offer different living conditions.
- no conditions at all. Each habitat has its own conditions.
- a roof. A pond provides space to grow.
- space to grow — correct. Yes!
- a road. A pond provides space to grow.