Habitats
A Habitat is a natural environment, a living place, or a place of natural growth for an organism. A habitat for a species allows it to grow and survive and reproduce well enough to carry on a species. A habitat of a deer is a forest, A habitat for an Alligator is a swamp like the Everglades in Florida.
Niche
A niche is the job or the function of an organism in an environment. So the niche of a deer in their environment is to control the plant population and to be a food source for other predators.
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