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A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits") is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism.[1][2] It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds (influences and is utilized by) a species population.[citation needed]
DEFENITION The area where an organism lives. The living and nonliving in the surronding of an organism
Microhabitat
The term microhabitat is often used to describe the small-scale physical requirements of a particular organism or population. A microhabitat is often a smaller habitat within a larger one. For example, a fallen log inside a forest can provide microhabitat for insects that are not found in the wider forest habitat outside such logs. Microenvironment is the immediate surroundings and other physical factors of an individual plant or animal within its pool. a microhabitait can be big or small depending on how much it varies
Human habitat
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Human habitatHuman habitat is the environment in which human beings exist and interact. For example, a house is a human habitat, where human beings sleep, eat and mate.
See also
References
- ^ Dickinson, C.I. 1963. British Seaweeds. The Kew Series
- ^ Abercrombie, M., Hickman, C.J. and Johnson, M.L. 1966.A Dictionary of Biology. Penguin Reference Books, London
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