Differentiate between desert and mountain habitat?

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Habitat:
A habitat is a place where organisms lives and their habitat provide them with food, water, air, light, shelter, and a place of breeding.
S.no Desert Mountain
1. Desert climate is dry and hot in day time and cold at night Climate in the mountains is extremely cold and fluctuating
2. Shortage of water occurs in the desert. Very high winds and UV radiations
3. Plants and animals are scarce for water. Scarcity of food occurs in chilly winter seasons.

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S.no	Desert	Mountain
1.	Desert climate is dry and hot in day time and cold at night	Climate in the mountains is extremely cold and fluctuating
2.	Shortage of water occurs in the desert.	Very high winds and UV radiations
3.	Plants and animals are scarce for water.	Scarcity of food occurs in chilly winter seasons.