The environment is everything that that is around us. It can be living or nonliving things. It includes physical-chemical and other natural forces. Living things live in their environment. In the environment, there are different interactions between animals, plants, soil, water, and other living and nonliving things.
People in the different field of knowledge use the word environment differently. The environment includes the living and nonliving things. Living elements that an organism interact with biotic elements that are animals, plants, etc. and abiotic elements are nonliving which includes air, water, sunlight, etc. The environment is all of the natural materials and living things including sunlight. If those things are natural it is known as a natural environment.
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