What is an ecosystem? Flashcards

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What is ecosystem?

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The community of organisms with the environment of a definite geographical region is called an ecosystem

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What are the components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic

and Abiotic components

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What are biotic components?

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The organisms that live are called biotic components

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What are abiotic components?

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The non living organisms/ factors or known as abiotic components

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State the types of biotic components

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Producers
Consumers
Decomposers

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Explain producers

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producers are the organisms which produce food, the main source of energy. They are mostly green plants

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Explain Consumers

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Consumers are the organisms which consume the energy (food)

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Explain decomposers

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the organisms which decompose dead waste and matter are called decomposers
example: fungi, bacteria

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State some abiotic components

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Abiotic components refer to sunlight, air, water, humidity, temperature, rainfall etc.

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