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