Question

What is a habitat and what are the different types of habitat

Answer 1

Habitat is a dwelling place for animals,plants.There are different types of habitat they are Forest habitat, Ocean habitat

Answer 2

$\underline\text{Types\:\:of\:\:habitats:-}$

Organisms live on a land ,water and in the air. So habitats are of three types :-

➝Terrestrial habitats.

➝Aquatic habitats

➝ Aerial or arboreal habitats.

$\boxed {Terrestrial \: habitat}$

⠀❝ The places on land where organisms live are called land or terrestrial habitats .❞

some common terrestrial habitats are :-

• deserts,
• forest ,
• grasslands ,
• coastal and
• mountain regions.

The plants and animals are found in terrestrial habitats are called terrestrial. plants and animals such as human being dog , cow , tiger, lion etc. are terrestrial animals and peeple ,mango ,neem, banyan etc. are terrestrial plants.

$\boxed {Aquatic \: habitat}$

⠀❝The places in water where organisms in life are called aquatic habitats❞

Common aquatic habitats are:-

• ponds,
• lakes, rivers ,
• seas and
• oceans.

common aquatic plants are lotus, water lily, hydrilla etc. Common aquatic animals are fish, whale, shark etc. Frogs usually live in ponds (aquatic habitat) and come frequently to land (terrestrial habitat).

$\boxed {Aerial\: or\: Arboreal\: habitat}$

❝organisms that live in trees are called arboreal or aerial organisms❞

Such as :-

• Birds
• bats etc.

bats hang themselves upside down from the branches of trees during the day and come out at night only.

$\boxed {Note}$ :- such animals who come out at night are called nocturnal animals .