Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Matter is everywhere. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the ground we walk on are all comprised of matter. Matter can take on a variety of different forms which all have a variety of different properties. In this chapter, we will introduce the characteristics of matter and study how these characteristics vary in different types of matter.


Q: Anything that has mass and takes up space is considered what?


A:
matter