Question

List at least three factors that would cause an organism to migrate one habitat to another

Answer 1

1. Escaping a predator – this increases its chances of survival. It could move to an area with low predator population

2. Finding food – food might get scarce in the current habitat and hence increased competition in the community. Finding another habitat with a higher availability food will increase survival

3. To find a mate/ to reproduce – reproduction in an intrinsic compulsion in all animals as a means to perpetuate their own gene. Solitary animals, such as the leopard, leave their habitat to find a mate and reproduce.