Ecosystem and its Components

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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

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A scorpion stalks, kills, and then eats a spider. Based on its behaviour, which ecological terms describe the scorpion?

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Flora and fauna in lake or ponds is

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State the role of decomposers in an ecosystem.

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Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

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

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Primary carnivores belong to –

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What is the role of decomposer in an ecosystem?

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What is environment explain?
 

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Following statement is true or false. If false then write the true statement.

A rainfed pond is an example of a permanent ecosystem.

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Define temporary ecosystem.

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What do you mean by a permanent ecosystem?

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

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Define micro-ecosystem.

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Freshwater ponds are the example of meso-ecosystem.

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What do you mean by meso-ecosystem?

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The oceans are micro ecosystem.

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What do you mean by macro-ecosystem?

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How many types of aquatic ecosystems are there?

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What are the characteristics of terrestrial ecosystem?

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Write some examples of tertiary consumers.