How an Organism Can Be Affected by Moving to a Different Habitat?

How an organism can be affected by moving to a different habitat

A habitat is the immediate environment in which a living organisms (an animal or plant) lives. A habitat can exist in any size and can even be as small as a rock pool or a log that is decaying on the forest floor. The word habitat however generally refers to the grouping of animals and plants together with their surroundings. Habitats contain both living organisms and non-living objects and can contain anywhere from just a few species to thousands of them all coexisting in a very small space.

A reason why an organism can be affected by moving to a new habitat is because of the factors that shape each and every habitat. Geology has the most fundamental influence of creating the habitats along with the climate there. Mountain ranges, deserts and rainforests are all shaped by the changes beneath the surface of the earth and then rely on the climate to make them come alive. Habitats can vary from the enormous wet oceans, to the arid, dry deserts and are found everywhere you look on Earth. Temperature and rainfall are two of the biggest climatic factors that help to shape habitats and changes in these factors can have a devastating effect on habitats and animals around the world (such as the ice melting in the polar regions can affect all the animals that live there).

Also in every habitat on earth constant chemical cycles are taking place as chemicals are transferred from one organism to another. Out of the 25 elements that are critical to the making of living organisms, only four (hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon) make up the bulk of all living things. Carbon particularly is passed between organisms as it is taken from the air by plants, which use it in photosynthesis (the process used by plants in order to create energy from the sun). The carbon is then moved directly into the ground through the plant and it's roots, or eaten by an animal which then moves it into the ground after going to the toilet. The main release of carbon into the atmosphere comes from the burning of fossil fuels. And if anything changes in this chemical cycle it can lead to something very dangerous for all organisms.

For years the incredible variety of species has fascinated scientists all around the world. It has been noted that the greatest levels of species richness are in the regions surrounding the Equator and the lowest levels of biodiversity are found at the north and south poles. No one is really sure as to the reason why the Earth is filled with such an incredible number of animal species. But more and more people are slowly becoming concerned about the effects that climate change, pollution and deforestation will have on habitats that are rich in species such as coral reefs and tropical rainforests. That is another way an organism can be effected.

Another reason how an organism can be affected by changing