Flashcards: Ecosystem Components and Conservation — 21 cards

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