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 of only living things.

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

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

Organisms depend on a subset of their environment, which is made only of 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 statement accurately reflects the ecological concept that organisms interact with both biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) components of their environment for survival and functioning.