Habitat of the Living Notes

• The aquatic habitat comprises all the water bodies on the planet. They are mainly:

Freshwater Habitat:

• Rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams are examples of freshwater habitat.

Freshwater habitat

Plants:

• The presence of specific features or certain habits, which enable a plant or an animal to live in its surroundings, is called adaptation.
• Different animals are adapted to their surroundings in different ways.
• Animals adapt through a series of small, random mutations and usually do so in order to compete more effectively for food, water and space.
• With such strong competition between species, the animals that have certain adaptations are more likely to be stronger.
• Generally, organisms adapt to their habitat by the following means:

Animals: