Habitats vs Microhabitats

A coral reef in the ocean

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Tree Stump

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Inside a cactus

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

Beneath a rock

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

Cave

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

A little house on a prairie

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

In the ocean

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A forest

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Prairie

• Habitat

• Microhabitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A student walks the schoolyard and observes that there are many living things such as different plants and animals. She notices that moss grows in moist shady areas but did not see any in the open yard where its sunny. What is the best explanation for her observation?

• Different habitats support different plants and animals

• All plants and animals can live in any environment

• Schoolyards are not able to sustain living things

• Schoolyards are the only places where moss can grow.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1