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1. The circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings.
1. The circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings.
2. The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially:
a. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms: "We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism" (Paul Brooks).
b. The complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community.
The sum of all external factors, both biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving), to which an organism is exposed to. Biotic factors include influences by members of the same and other species on the development and survival of the individual. Primary abiotic factors are light, temperature, water, atmospheric gases, and ionizing radiation, influencing the form and function of the individual.
In short, the surroundings in which we live in.
The sum of all external factors, both biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving), to which an organism is exposed to. Biotic factors include influences by members of the same and other species on the development and survival of the individual. Primary abiotic factors are light, temperature, water, atmospheric gases, and ionizing radiation, influencing the form and function of the individual.
In short, the surroundings in which we live in.
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