Chapter 9

Discussion and questions about chapter 9
Chapter 9: Habitats, environment and survival
Remember that this is just a guide. Also use ‘quick check’, ‘key ideas’ and ‘key words’ as guides.

Page	Title	Summary/ key ideas
257-258	Giant monsters of the deep	Read only
258-260	Habitat: where an organism lives	Medium (habitat V microhabitat)
260-263	Range: the distribution of habitats	Medium (range V distribution)
263-267	Technology as a tool in biology	Read and choose 2 techniques to summarise
267-270	Who lives in a habitat	Long- be very clear on the term ‘niche’
270- 278	Environment: what’s it like there?	Long- -Differences between aquatic (fresh and marine and terrestrial environments). -micro-environments (how is temperature and humidity different in shelters?) -tolerance range -limiting factors
278-282	The Australian environment	Long- -what climatic trends do we see? -how does La nina/ El nino affect climate? - how do soil trends affect habitat types?
283- 288	Surviving the Australian environment	Med-Long: what adaptations/ plant types do we see in arid environments?
289- 291	Australian Fauna: what survives where?	Med-Long: adaptations to survive arid environments
	Glossary: Biotic Abiotic Adaptation Niche Niche overlap Migration La Nina El nino Range Limiting factor Stomata Water tapper Micro habitat Micro-environment Leaching Desiccation Diapause Dormancy Competition Stomata Filter feeder Closed forest Open forest Hummock grassland Ephemeral Qualitative Quantitative Photic zone Distribution Terrestrial Aquatic Arboreal Marine Fossorial Herbivorous Frugivorous Carnivorous Insectivorous Omnivorous Diurnal Nocturnal Crepuscular