Habitat Analysis Questions Your animal: _______________________ 1. Food Sources
Where in their habitat do they find their food? Are all their nutritional needs met by this diet? What is their preferred food?
Do they compete with any other animal for this food? What do they eat when they can’t find their preferred food? Do they have any predators? Who?
2. Water
How much freshwater do they need? Where do they obtain this?
How much time do they spend in the ocean versus on ice or on land? How do they utilize the ocean for their survival?
3. Shelter
What kinds of shelters do they need and why? Where do they conceive, birth, and raise their young?
4. Territory
How much territory do they require? Are they pack creatures or solitary? How do they meet their partners? Do they migrate to a special location to mate?
Conclusions
Does reduced sea ice threaten the animal? Why, or why not? Now fill in the pyramid for your animal on the following page.