name the different component of ecosystems
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Producers at the Base. Producers are the living organisms in the ecosystem that take in energy from sunlight and use it to transform carbon dioxide and oxygen into sugars. ...
Consumers in the Chain. ...
Decomposers and Nutrient Cycling.
➽ An ecosystem consist of 2 major components :-
i) Biotic components
ii) Abiotic components
➽ Biotic components :-
• The living organism present in an ecosystem form its biotic component.
• For example :- Animals, plants.
➽ Abiotic components :-
• The abiotic components includes all the non-living things of the environment.
• They are classified into :-
physical factor :- such as temperature, sunlight, air, water, humidity.
Edaphic factor:- such as soil texture and topography.
MORE TO KNOW :-
# All organism such as plants, animals, microbes and humans, as well as the physical surrounding interact with each other and maintain a balance in nature.
# All the interaction of organism in an area together with non- living constituent of the environment forms an ecosystem.
# There are 2 kinds of ecosystem :-
• Natural ecosystem -
Terrestrial ecosystem (forest, grassland, desert ).
Aquatic ecosystem (sea, ocean, fresh water, river).
• Artificial ecosystem -
Human made ecosystem (aquarium, tank, pond, garden, nursery ).