Animating the Sea: Motion, Light and Eyes

Habitats provide food, shelter, and a place to reproduce, giving organisms the ability to continue thriving. An organism’s habitat is important to its evolutionary history, as well as how it lives, feeds, and reproduces. The organism is also greatly impacted by the ecology and ecological relationships that their habitat hosts. For example, some organisms rely on a symbiotic relationship for survival. Others have limited prey options, or need to adapt to the light levels in order to see or be seen. Habitats include the open ocean, the deep sea, coastal and rocky shores, and coral reefs.