Question

3. What are the characteristics of a desert ecosystem? Give examples of producers,consumers and decomposers in such an ecosystem.​

Answer 1

The Desert

A Producers is a plant. It is called a producer because they produce their own food. A Consumer is a Herbivore, Carnivore or a Omnivore. A Decomposers is an animal which eats a dead consumer or producer to complete the cycle.

Answer 2

Answer:

different components of a desert ecosystem are:

(A) Abiotic Components:

In general, deserts are made up of a number of abiotic components including sand, light, extreme temperature, and the lack of moisture & or­ganic matter.

(B) Biotic Components:

(i) Producers:

These are shrubs, especially some grasses, bushes and few trees. Some lower plants like xerophytic mosses and lichens may also be present.

(ii) Consumers:

Reptiles, insects, nocturnal rodents, birds, and camels are the main consumers They are able to live under xeric conditions.

(iii) Decomposers:

Deserts have poor vegetation with a very low amount of dead organism matter. The decomposers are fungi and bacteria, most of which are thermophilic.