HABITAT AND NICHE Flashcards
It is a home, in biology refers to location in the natural ecosysteman organism residesin.
-canfurtherbe describedas the placeorganisms usuallylive, eatandbread in.
Habitat
The areaor naturalenvironmentin whichan organismsorpopulation
normallylives.
Animal
Plants
Living Species
Humans
Habitatis madeof the following:
Physical Environment
Biotic Environment
Physical Environment
Soil
Range of Temperature
Availability of light
Moisture
Biotic Environment
Availability of food
Present of predators
In ahabitat, an organismmust find.
Food
Water
Shelter
Space
is often used to describe small- scale physical requirements of a particularorganism or population.
microhabitat
is a small area which differs somehowfromthe surrounding habitat.Itsuniqueconditionsmay home to unique speciesthatmaynot befoundin the large region.
microhabitat
Examples of Microhabitats
clump of glass
Fallen hog
Stone microhabitat
Space between rock
Flower
Tree
Ahabitatofsufficientextentto presentconsiderablevariationof environment,containvaried ecologicalniches,and support a large andusuallycomplexflora andfauna.
Macrohabitat
Example of Macrohabitat
Forest
Grassland
Streams
River
Ponds
Lakes
is a large environmentin whichdifferent species offlora and fauna reside.
Macrohabitat
is a smallspecializedenvironmentin whicha particularspeciesresides.
Microhabitat
A largenumberofdifferentspeciesofflora and fauna.
Macrohabitat
Certainspeciesor aparticularspecies .
Microhabitat