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The place in which an organism lives is called its habitat. And the scientific study of organisms in their natural surroundings — their environment — is called ecology (Greek oikos = a home). Ecologists study how organisms affect one another, and how they are affected by physical factors such as climate, the lie of the land, and soil conditions.
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© 1991 Robert Barrass
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Barrass, R. (1991). Interdependence: organisms and their environment. In: Mastering Science. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11075-9_30
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