HABITAT by Sumi PereraNever before, were we as a human race made aware of our habitat during the global pandemic, when the unseen assailant became exaggerated. The word "habitat" has been in use since about 1755 and derives from the Latin habitre, to inhabit, from habre, to have or to hold. The main components of a habitat are shelter, water, food & space. A habitat is a place where an organism makes its home, meets all the environmental conditions an organism needs to