Ecosystem and its Components
Ecosystem and its Components: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Types of Ecosystem, Producers in an Ecosystem,Consumers in an Ecosystem and Decomposers etc.
Important Questions on Ecosystem and its Components
A scorpion stalks, kills, and then eats a spider. Based on its behaviour, which ecological terms describe the scorpion?

Flora and fauna in lake or ponds is

State the role of decomposers in an ecosystem.

Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

Describe how decomposers facilitate the recycling of matter in order to maintain balance in the ecosystem.

Primary carnivores belong to –

What is the role of decomposer in an ecosystem?


Following statement is true or false. If false then write the true statement.
A rainfed pond is an example of a permanent ecosystem.


What do you mean by a permanent ecosystem?

Water gathered in pitchers Nepenthes can be considered a natural micro-ecosystems.


Freshwater ponds are the example of meso-ecosystem.

What do you mean by meso-ecosystem?

The oceans are micro ecosystem.

What do you mean by macro-ecosystem?

How many types of aquatic ecosystems are there?

What are the characteristics of terrestrial ecosystem?

Write some examples of tertiary consumers.
