A collection of organisms, together with the physical and chemical factors in their environment, are called a(n) ______.

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with each other and their non-living environment, including physical and chemical factors such as water, soil, and air. The hydrosphere refers to all the water on the planet, the lithosphere refers to the solid Earth, the atmosphere refers to the layer of gases surrounding the Earth, and the biosphere refers to all living organisms on the planet. While these other choices are related to ecosystems, only choice C specifically includes both living and non-living components.

A Collection of Organisms, Together with the Physical and Chemical