The specific environment in which an organism lives and on which it depends for food and shelter
The native environment or specific surroundings where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives The surroundings include physical factors such as temperature, moisture, and light together with biological factors such as the presence of food or predator organisms The term can be employed to define surroundings on almost any scale from marine habitat, which encompasses the oceans, to microhabitat in a hair follicle of the skin
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
A specific area or environment in which a particular type of plant or animal lives Components of a habitat include food, water, and shelter (back to top)
the place or type of site where an animal or plant naturally or normally lives and grows; the arrangement of food, water, shelter, and space suitable to an animal's needs
The environment in which a population or individual lives; includes not only the place where a species is found, but also the particular characteristics of the place (e g , climate or the availability of suitable food and shelter) that make it especially well suited to meet the life cycle needs of that species Habitat
The specific area or environment in which a particular plant or animal lives An organism's habitat provides all of the basic requirements for the maintenance of life For example, typical coastal habitats include beaches, marshes, rocky shores, bottom sediments, mudflats, and the water itself