Just like us, animals and plants have a place where they live – a kind of home. It may be in a river bank, a hillside or in the branches of an oak tree. It is a place where the animal or plant finds food, shelter and some protection from its enemies. We call this natural home a habitat.
An oak tree (Picture 1) is not only suited to where it lives, but it is also home to many other plants and animals who depend on the tree for food and shelter.
