Animal and plant diversity is usually higher where there is a mild climate and plenty of food and shelter, or where two biomes overlap. New biomes and biomes that are harsh seem to have fewer species because not as many species are adapted to the extreme conditions. Food, water, shelter, and space are necessary for survival. Without these essential components, animals cannot survive.Most animals' requirements for food, water, and shelter are set to their biomes. However, different kinds of animals respond differently to environmental factors. As a result, few animals fit neatly into a single biome. Some animals reside in a certain biome year-round, while others migrate to different altitudes or latitudes seasonally. Still other species move among biomes on a days to weeks basis depending on their needs for survival.
So according to this information, some of the animals from the list may live in two or three different biomes. Do we just choose one that they might live in for the assignment?
ReplyDeleteYes, as long as you can justify your reasoning for why you believe that animal lives in a particular biome, just choose the one. If you want to go further with it, you can do two separate posts showing how that animal is adapted to live in two different biomes.
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