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Habitats - ‘who lives where’

A HABITAT is the place where a plant or animal lives

Plants and animals are suited to particular habitats

They won’t feel too comfortable in the wrong habitat!

There are many different habitats in the sea

Animals and plants can live in the water, on the bottom, or even in the bottom! These animals swim in the water Mackerel Cuttlefish Some plants and animals are attached to rocks Sea anemone Seaweed Other animals live on the rock but can move around Crab Sea urchin Different types of animals live on the sand and mud Starfish Others can live in the sand itself Clam Ragworm Holes in the rock provide shelter for some Lobster STEP

Out in the deep ocean, different depths form different habitats

The ocean is mostly more than 3 kilometres deep - that’s the length of 30 football pitches Most life is in the SUNLIT ZONE - the top 200 metres Beneath this is the TWILIGHT ZONE, where sunlight is too dim for plants to grow The deepest parts of the ocean are in the DARK ZONE Different animals live at different depths in the ocean They have different ways of finding food, and not being eaten!

You have seen that - A habitat is where a plant or animal lives Different habitats have different plants and animals

You have seen that - There are different habitats in the sea Animals live in different depth zones in the ocean

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