Ecosystem

Define Ecosystem

• Study of environment

• variation and variability

• everything which surround us

• None of the above

Who coined the term ecosystem

• A.G. Tanslay

• Ernst Haeckel

• E.O Wilson

• None of the above

What is the role of plants in an ecosystem?

• Plants produce oxygen, provide food and shelter, regulate the water cycle, and maintain soil health.

• Plants are harmful to the ecosystem.

• Plants consume oxygen, deplete food sources, disrupt the water cycle, and degrade soil health.

• Plants have no impact on the ecosystem.

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How do animals depend on each other in an ecosystem?

• Animals depend on each other in an ecosystem through hibernation

• Animals depend on each other in an ecosystem through interactions like predation, competition, and mutualism.

• Animals depend on each other in an ecosystem through photosynthesis

• Animals depend on each other in an ecosystem through migration

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How do nonliving components contribute to an ecosystem?

• Nonliving components have no impact on an ecosystem.

• Nonliving components provide energy and resources for living organisms.

• Nonliving components only exist in laboratory settings.

• Nonliving components are harmful to the ecosystem.

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What is the significance of biodiversity in an ecosystem?

• Biodiversity has no impact on an ecosystem.

• Biodiversity leads to the extinction of species.

• Biodiversity ensures ecosystem resilience, stability, and productivity.

• Biodiversity disrupts the balance of an ecosystem.

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Explain the concept of ecological balance in an ecosystem.

• Ecological balance is not relevant in ecosystems.

• Ecological balance refers to the overpopulation of certain species.

• Ecological balance is the state where all living organisms coexist harmoniously without any disruptions.

• Ecological balance leads to the depletion of resources in an ecosystem.

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