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Key Stage 1
Meaning
The place where a creature lives.
- Noun: Habitat
About Habitats
There are lots of different habitats. Some important ones to know are:
Each habitat can have micro-habitats where the creature survives best. Like mushrooms that live on a tree in a forest, woodlice that live underneath a rotting log in the forest or meerkats that live underground in grassland.
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| Polar bears live in an arctic habitat. | The habitat for seaweed is the coast. | Camels live in a desert habitat. | The habitat that monkeys live in is a forest. |
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| One type of animal that lives in a grassland habitat is buffalo. | Ponds are an ideal habitat for water lilies. | The best habitat for a trout is a lake or river. | An octopus cannot survive long outside its natural habitat; the sea. |