Question

principles of ecology
vocabulary. match the vocabulary term with the correct definition.
_d_ 1. ecology
_a_ 2. organism
_i_ 3. abiotic components
_a_ 4. biotic components
_f 5. biosphere
_j_ 6. population
_h_ 7. community
_b 8. ecosystem
_b_ 9. niche
____ 10. habitat definition
□ a. living organisms in the environment
□ b. physical environment to which an organism has become adapted
□ c. populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another
□ d. scientific study of the interactions of living things with each other and their environments
□ e. role of a species in its ecosystem
□ f. areas of earth where all organisms live
□ g. life form consisting of one or more cells
□ h. natural unit consisting of all the living organisms in an area together with all the nonliving physical
□ i. nonliving physical aspects of the enviro
□ j. organisms of the same species that live same area and interact with one another

Explanation:

Habitat refers to the physical environment to which an organism has become adapted. Among the given definitions, option b matches this description.

Answer:

B. physical environment to which an organism has become adapted