Ecology and Environment Quiz

<p>All the living beings present in an ecosystem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are interrelated and interdependent</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Environment refers to all the conditions that influence and affect the development and sustainability of life of all organisms present on the earth. It is an immediate surrounding of living organisms in which it lives and operates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ecology is the study of inter-relationship of organisms with physical as well as biotic environments. Organisms and environment are interrelated and interdependent. Any change in the environment affects the living organisms and vice-versa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ecosystem is the structural and functional unit of ecology. It is a community of living organisms along with the abiotic components interacting together through energy flows and nutrient cycles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Biotic factors refer to all the living beings present in an ecosystem, while abiotic factors refer to the non-living components such as temperature, water, sunlight, soil, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Biotic and abiotic factors are essential for shaping the ecosystem because they interact together through energy flows and nutrient cycles, influencing the development and sustainability of life of all organisms present on the earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers