Question

Which statement about the relationship between organisms and the environment is correct?(1 point)
Responses

Organisms depend on a subset of their environment, which is made only of nonliving things.
Organisms depend on a subset of their environment, which is made only of nonliving things.

Organisms depend on the environment, which is made only of living things.
Organisms depend on the environment, which is made only of living things.

Organisms depend on a subset of their environment, which is made of only living things.
Organisms depend on a subset of their environment, which is made of only living things.

Organisms depend on the environment, which is made of living and nonliving things.

1 answer

The correct statement about the relationship between organisms and the environment is:

Organisms depend on the environment, which is made of living and nonliving things.

This acknowledges that organisms rely on both biotic components (living things) like other organisms, plants, and animals, as well as abiotic components (nonliving things) such as water, air, soil, and temperature for their survival and functioning.