Which four components constitute an ecosystem?
a) Water, Carbon, Oxygen, Sulphur
b) Soil, Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall
c) Abiotic materials, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
d) Herbivores, Carnivores, Bacteria, Parasites
Answer. c) Abiotic materials, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
Abiotic materials, Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers are four components of an Ecosystem.
Ecosystem:
Ecosystem word first coined by Sir Arthur G. Tansley in 1935.
An ecosystem is a structural and functional unit of nature where the living organisms interact with each other and with the surrounding environment ( abiotic things).
Components of Ecosystem:
There are mainly two components of the Ecosystem Biotic and Abiotic.
Biotic components of the ecosystem include autotrophs ( Producers), Consumers, Detrivores, or Decomposers.
Abiotic components of the ecosystem include Climatic components ( light, rainfall, and temperature) and Edaphic factors ( Soil, Minerals, and topography).
Saprotrophs are also known as decomposers or Detrivores.
Phagotrophs include herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
Other Key Facts:
Ecology word coined by Earnest Haeckel
Ecosystem word coined by Sir AG Tansley.
Ecological pyramid coined by Charles Elton.
10 percent law was given by Lindemann.
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