What is an ecosystem? Flashcards
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What is ecosystem?
The community of organisms with the environment of a definite geographical region is called an ecosystem
What are the components of an ecosystem?
Biotic
and Abiotic components
What are biotic components?
The organisms that live are called biotic components
What are abiotic components?
The non living organisms/ factors or known as abiotic components
State the types of biotic components
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Explain producers
producers are the organisms which produce food, the main source of energy. They are mostly green plants
Explain Consumers
Consumers are the organisms which consume the energy (food)
Explain decomposers
the organisms which decompose dead waste and matter are called decomposers
example: fungi, bacteria
State some abiotic components
Abiotic components refer to sunlight, air, water, humidity, temperature, rainfall etc.