Habitat

the place where a plant or animal normally lives, specified by particular features e.g. rivers, ponds, sea shore.

Taken from Dictionary of Science

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A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits") is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular animal or plant species. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds (influences and is utilized by) a species population.

Taken from Wikipedia