Ecosystem Components and Terminology

The video tutorial explains the concepts of flora and fauna, highlighting how they are typical to specific regions and differ across various environments like tropical forests and deserts. It introduces endemic species, which are unique to certain areas, using mango and sal trees as examples. The tutorial also covers ecosystems, detailing their biotic and abiotic components, such as plants, animals, microbes, soil, temperature, and humidity, which together form the ecosystem.

What term is used to describe the plant life of a particular area?

• Fauna

• Flora

• Ecosystem

• Endemic

Which of the following is true about flora and fauna?

• They are specific to particular places.

• They only include plants.

• They refer to non-living components.

• They are the same in every region.

What are species called that are unique to a specific area?

• Common species

• Invasive species

• Endemic species

• Exotic species

Which of the following trees is endemic to Panchpadi?

• Oak

• Mango

• Pine

• Birch

What does an ecosystem consist of?

• Only animals

• Only plants

• Only non-living components

• Both living and non-living components

Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?

• Microbes

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Soil

What does the term 'bios' mean?

• Environment

• Non-living

• Ecosystem

• Life

Which of the following is an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

• Humidity

• Plants

• Animals

• Microbes

How do ecosystems differ from one another?

• They only differ in their abiotic components.

• They only differ in their biotic components.

• They vary in their biotic and abiotic components.

• They all have the same components.

Which of the following is NOT a component of an ecosystem?

• Soil

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Endemic species