fungus in
2. Energy transfer from producers to herbivores
to carnivores in an ecosystem
3. Special group of bacteria which disintegrate
simple organic substances into inorganic
compounds
4. Linking together of living organisms in
an ecosystem based on their nutritional
requirement
5. The interaction of living organisms with
nonliving environment
6. Process of eating and being eaten
7. Graphic representation of the number of
individuals at different tronhic lo
Answers
The structural component of an ecosystem may be classified under two main types: 1. Biotic components 2. Abiotic components Biotic components comprise the living organisms present in an ecosystem. These include plants, animals and micro-organisms (bacteria and fungi). The biotic component of an ecosystem has been classified into three groups: 1. Producers (green plants) 2. Macro consumers (usually animals) 3. Micro consumers or decomposers (organisms like bacteria and fungi). Abiotic components consist of the non-living components like light, temperature, water, oxygen,carbon, nitrogen and minerals. Various important abiotic factors have been classified as follows: 1. Climatic factors: These include light, temperature, precipitation, atmospheric humidity and wind. 2. Topographic factors: These include altitude, surface slope and exposure, etc. 3. Edaphic factors: These include soil and substratum.