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A habitat is the natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism. It provides the organisms that live there with food, water, shelter and space to survive.

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Every organism has certain features or characteristics that allow it to live successfully in its habitat. These features are called adaptations, and we say that the organism is adapted to its habitat. Organisms living in different habitats need different adaptations.

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Arctic Weather : The average Arctic winter temperature is -30° F (-34°C), while the average Arctic summer temperature is 37-54° F (3-12° C). In general, Arctic winters are long and cold while summers are short and cool.

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Polar Bear have some special physical characteristics which allow them to survive in such conditions. Their thick fur and fat, black skin, small ears and short tail are adaptations which help them to survive.

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Lemmings are small rodents that call the Arctic tundra home. Lemmings burrow underneath the snow. Their body is also covered in thick, long fur due to that they find their snow tunnels to be comfortable winter homes, because the snow traps the air and becomes a natural insulator

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Evergreen plants keep their foliage, but their leaves and needles have a thick, waxy coatings to reduce water loss.

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Arctic ground squirrels spend up to seven months at a stretch hibernating inside their cozy dens. Before retiring for the winter, they line their dens with insulating materials, such as hair and leaves. During hibernation, their hearts slow down and their body temperature drops almost to freezing. They stay in this vegetative-like state until warmer temperatures return.

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Arctic plants have adapted in other ways. Trees may grow close to the ground, or grow in shapes that help them shed heavy snow more easily. Plants may hold onto dead leaves for insulation, or use deep snow like a blanket to protect against the cold.

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Deciduous plants handle the lack of water by shedding their leaves, which tend to evaporate water into the air. During cold winter months, most deciduous plants drop their leaves and go dormant.

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The Arctic is cold and windy with very little rainfall. Plants in the Arctic often grow very close to the ground and have small leaves. This helps to conserve water and to avoid damage by the wind.

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Polar bears have some physical characteristics which allow them to survive in such conditions. The thick fur and fat, black skin, small ears and short tail are adaptations which help a polar bear to survive.

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Polar bears live in a very cold habitat known as Arctic.

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Every organism has certain features or characteristics that it allows it to live in a suitable temperature whether it is hot or cold.