Distribution of Animals Vocab

Question 1

Habitats

Answer 1

A.Places where animals live defined by their climates, latitudes, altitudes, types of soil, drainage, etc. B.Examples: 1.coastal cliffs 2.talus slopes 3.sand dunes 4.alpine meadows 5.chaparral

Question 2

Niche

Answer 2

A.Precise part of the habitat which is occupied by a species B.Includes: 1.Resources used 2.How resources are exploited C.“How the animal makes a living

Question 3

Life zones

Answer 3

1.North America divided in east-west running zones 2.Mainly result of temperature differences

Question 4

Biomes

Answer 4

1.Broad natural units of plant associations

Question 5

Faunal regions

Answer 5

1.Developed by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1876 2.Divides the world into six major regions 3.Based on broad similarities in plant and animal life 4.Tectonic Plates