Our Environment

We can simply say the meaning of the environment is that everything that surrounds us, includes both abiotic and biotic things.

Eco -system -What are its components?

• All the biotic and abiotic things maintain a continuous cycle by interacting with each other and they will maintain a balance in nature.

• The togetherness of these living and non-living things interacting with each other forms an ecosystem.

• The meaning of the biotic components are the living organisms that are human beings, plants, animal, etc.,

• The meaning of abiotic components are the non-living organisms that are temperature, rainfall, wind, soil and minerals.

• We can say that all living organisms interact with each other and their growth, reproduction and other activities are affected by the abiotic components of the ecosystem.

• The place where all these are carried out is known as an ecosystem.

• The natural ecosystems in our environment are forests, ponds, and lakes. The artificial ecosystems are like man made for example gardens, parks etc.,

• Producers are the organisms that make their own food by using sunlight.

• That is all the plants and some bacteria which can produce food by photosynthesis come under this category called as producers.

• Consumers are the organisms that directly or indirectly depend on the food produced by the producers.

• Consumers are classified as herbivores, carnivores ,omnivores and some parasites.