Biotic Factors of the Ecosystem

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Biotic Factors of the Ecosystem: Overview

The topic deals with the biotic components of the ecosystem, including plants and animals. It discusses the contribution of these biotic components that ensures the survival of life. It also briefs on the necessity of the biotic components.

Important Questions on Biotic Factors of the Ecosystem

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Define aquatic ecosystem.

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A coconut tree can easily grow in Himalayan slopes.

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Why is adaptation important for an organism?

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A conifer tree is adapted to survive in

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What adaptations do camels have to live in the desert?

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What is meant by length of food chain?

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What are the two types of food chain?

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The producers in the food chain are

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In the given below figure, the various trophic levels are shown in a pyramid. At which trophic level is maximum energy available?
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Which of the following environmentalists first gave the concept of biodiversity ‘hotspots'?

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In this food chain, the owl is a ​______.

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Various levels or steps in a food chain in which transfer of food takes place from one organism to another are called _____ levels.  

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Which of the following limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain?

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Submerged hydrophytes have stomata on upper surface.

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In an ecosystem of big trees, the pyramid (of numbers) is _____ type.

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In nature, a number of food chains are interconnected at various trophic levels to form a network called _____.

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    A vegeterian diet is graded as 3 in the 0-5 food pyramid scale.

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_____ of an organism is the position it occupies in a food chain.

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Brown algae are found in marine water bodies.

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Secondary consumers feed on tertiary consumers.