Question

all that surrounds living things and affects their growth and development​

Answer 1

Answer:

Environment

Explanation:

The term ‘environment’ means all that surrounds us and affects our growth and development. Both living and nonliving things form the environment. Thus, we can say that environment is made up of two components- Physical or abiotic and biological or biotic.The physical component includes factors like temperature, light, soil, air, and water. The biological component consists of all animals, plants, and microorganisms. In the environment, both biotic and abiotic components interact with each other.