CBSE 6th Science:Living things and their habitat and adaptation

 Habitat. :The surroundings where organisms live naturally are called its habitat.

Plants and animals have special features that help them to survive in their own habitat Habitat can be terrestrial or aquatic.

Terrestrial habitat: the land where all plants and animals survive is called territorial habitat .For example: deserts, forests and grasslands, as well as coastal and mountain regions. Camels and cactus plants live in deserts only.

Aquatic habitat: The water where plants and animals survive is known as aquatic habitat like rivers, ponds, lakes, ocean and swamps. For example, fish live in water.

Adaptation: Plants and animals develop certain habits that help them survive in their surroundings, and this is known as adaption.

Acclimatization: The small adjustments by the body to overcome small changes in the surrounding atmosphere for a short period of time are called acclimatization. 

Biotic and Abiotic components :These are living and non living components of  a habitat .

Biotic components include all the livings organisms in a habitat like plants and animals .it is further classified into  producers ,consumers , scavengers’ and decompose

Abiotic components include all the non-living things in a habitat like air, water, soil, sunlight and heat.

What is the difference between a predator and a prey?

A predator is an animal that eats other animal, whereas a prey is an animal that is eaten by a predator. 


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