Ecosystem components — definition?
Living organisms and environment interactions
Main energy source in ecosystems?
The Sun provides primary energy for all ecosystems
Producers — role?
Create food via photosynthesis, foundation of food chain
Consumers — role?
Eat other organisms for energy, transfer energy in food chain
Primary consumers — example?
Herbivores like grasshoppers feed on producers
Energy transfer method?
Food chain shows energy flow through feeding relationships
Decomposers — role?
Break down dead matter, recycle nutrients
Biodiversity — definition?
Variety of life forms in ecosystems
Major threat to biodiversity?
Habitat destruction from human activities
Biodiversity hotspots — example?
Rainforests with high species richness
Primary consumers — feeding?
Feed directly on producers like plants
Wildlife Protection Act — purpose?
Legally protect species and habitats in India
Pollution — definition?
Harmful substances added to environment
Types of pollution?
Air, water, noise, soil, chemical pollution
Water pollution — cause?
Industrial waste, sewage, chemicals
Noise pollution — effect?
Health issues like stress, hearing loss
Photosynthesis — role?
Plants convert sunlight into chemical energy
Decomposers — do they?
Recycle nutrients, break down organic matter
Biodiversity importance?
Supports ecological stability and resilience
Threats exclude rainfall, wind, soil?
They are natural factors, not direct threats
Hotspot ecosystems?
Rainforests with highest species diversity
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1. What are considered the fundamental parts that make up an ecosystem?
2. What is the primary source of energy that sustains all living organisms in an ecosystem?
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