PPT1

Question 1

Ecosystem is …

Answer 1

An ecosystem is where an organism lives within the environment ;

Question 2

Ecology is …

Answer 2

The study of how organisms exist in their environment.

Question 3

Why do we study the science of ecology?

Answer 3

Because How nature is organized and the roles that each organism plays within its environment can be explained through the science of ecology.

Question 4

What are the two types of factors in the Ecosystem?

Answer 4

(1) biotic.

(2) abiotic.

Question 5

Mention Some Ecosystems

Answer 5

Desert
Pond (Freshwater)
Grasslands
Rainforest
Coral Reef (Marine) 
Tundra

Question 6

What are the two types of Tundra?

Answer 6

Arctic Tundra

Alpine tundra

Question 7

Desert

Answer 7

Deserts are areas with little or no rainfall.

Question 8

Pond (Freshwater) Ecosystem

Answer 8

refers to the freshwater ecosystem where there are communities of organism dependent on each other with the prevailing water environment for their nutrients and survival.

Question 9

Grasslands ecosystem

Answer 9

where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants

Question 10

Rainforest ecosystem

Answer 10

forest ecosystems characterized by high levels of

rainfall, an enclosed canopy and high species diversity

Question 11

Coral Reef (Marine) Ecosystem

Answer 11

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.

Question 12

Tundra ecosystem

Answer 12

A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen (Arctic Tundra) or above the timberline on high mountains (alpine tundra). A defining feature of the tundra is the distinct lack of trees.

Question 13

What are Biotic Factors?

Answer 13

Biotic factors are all the living things in an ecosystem. Bio- means life.
Examples: Trees, grass, fish, wolves, fungi
Organisms that were alive at one time or once part of a living thing
Examples: tree trunks, fallen leaves

Question 14

What are Abiotic Factors?

Answer 14

Abiotic factors are all of the non living things in an ecosystem.
These are things that are not alive but may provide shelter and habitat.
Examples: rocks, water, sand
Environmental factors are also abiotic Examples: Temperature, wind, snow

Question 15

What is the difference between Shelter and Habitat?

Answer 15

Shelter
a shielded or safe condition; protection

Habitat
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism,
site where an organism or a group lives.

Question 16

What is the difference between Ecosystem and Habitat?

Answer 16

Ecosystem is similar to a habitat, but with one crucial difference: Ecosystems are self- sufficient, cyclical systems
A community and the interactions of living and nonliving things in an area