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. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds (influences and is utilized by) a species population.
The two are closely related, in a symbiotic sort of way, but the distinctions are nonetheless clear. An organism's niche is its unique position in the ecosystem. A habitat denotes the physical place where the organism lives. The characteristics of a habitat can be used to help define the niche, but they can't describe it entirely. In addition to habitat features, a niche must also reflect an organism's behaviors and any external variables, such as temperature or wind that affect those behaviors.

In ecology, a niche is a term describing the relational position of a species or population in its ecosystem to each other; e.g. a dolphin could potentially be in another ecological niche from one that travels in a different pod if the members of these pods utilize significantly different food resources and foraging methods. A shorthand definition of niche is how an organism makes a living. The ecological niche describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution of resources and competitors (e.g., by growing when resources are abundant, and when predators, parasites and pathogens are scarce) and how it in turn alters those same factors (e.g., limiting access to resources by other organisms, acting as a food source for predators and a consumer of prey)

 

     

"Forest" is the name given to a habitat made up mostly of trees. "Field" is used more often to describe an area managed by people "Meadow" is used to describe a more wild area. Both fields and meadows are open areas with few or no trees. A "thicket" is an in-between stage, after a meadow and before A marsh, also called a "wetland," is one of our most important habitats Ponds are overall much more shallow than lakes, which can be very deep A flower garden can hold just as many interesting creatures as a forest, a meadow, or a pond -- only smaller. A river is a body of water with current moving in one general direction.

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Within each ecosystem, there are habitats which may also vary in size. A habitat is the place where a population lives. A population is a group of living organisms of the same kind living in the same place at the same time.

Niche
In ecology, a niche is a term describing the relational position of a species or population in its ecosystem to each other; e.g. a dolphin could potentially be in another ecological niche from one that travels in a different pod if the members of these pods utilize significantly different food resources and foraging methods. A shorthand definition of niche is how an organism makes a living.

Examples of habitats y y y y y y y y Forest River Field Lake Pond Thicket Garden Meadow