What is Environment? The word Environment referred to the surrounding of us which can can be living (biotic) or non-living (abiotic) things. It includes physical, chemical and other natural forces. Living things live in their environment. They constantly interact with it and adapt themselves to conditions in their environment. In the environment there are different interactions between animals, plants, soil, water, and other living and non-living things.
There are two types of environment we often categorized. These two are-
Natural Environment: In the category of Natural Environment we see the natural things such as Land, air, water, plants and animals all comprise the natural environment.
Human-made/Artificial Environment: In Artificial Environment we generally notice the man made things which are developed by human beings to increase our lifestyle.
Broadly the environment has two types of components which are
The word “ecosystem” referred to a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. The term “Ecosystem” was first coined by A.G. Tansely, in the year 1935. The living and non-living things continuously exchange materials and energy between them. It forms the structural and functional unit of the biosphere (sphere of life). The Ecosystem can be varies greatly in size. It can be as small as a pond or as large as a forest or sea.
Broadly the ecosystem can be divided into two basic categories
(A) Terrestrial Ecosystem: Terrestrial ecosystem found only on land forms. There have six primary terrestrial ecosystems exist which are tundra, taiga, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grassland, deserts.
(B) Aquatic Ecosystem: Aquatic ecosystem found in a body of water. Communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment live in aquatic ecosystems. The Aquatic Ecosystem can be divided into two categories which are
The ecosystem is consists of basically two types of components which are namely Biotic and Abiotic. These components interacts together and form a structure of an Ecosystem. Let’s discuss about the Biotic and Abiotic components which are the basics of an ecosystem.
Abiotic component of ecosystem includes basic inorganic elements and compounds, such as soil, water, oxygen, calcium carbonates, phosphates and a variety of organic compounds.
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