← Living things and the environment Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All Organism A living thing Habitat An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce Biotic factor A living part of an organism's habitat Abiotic factor A nonliving part of an organism's habitat Photosynthesis The process in which organisms use water along with sunlight and carbon dioxide to make their own food Species A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce Population All the members of one species in a particular area Community All the different populations that live together in an area Ecosystem The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings Ecology The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment