In this article we will discuss about the energy source and ecological imbalance. Source of Energy: As referred to, sun is the only source of energy to our planet earth. The solar energy is released in form of invisible ultra-violet light and infra-red light, and visible light. Most of the ultra-violet light is absorbed by ozone layer in the upper [...]
Flow of Energy in form of Food within an Ecosystem! You know that there is a flow of energy in the form of food within an ecosystem. The flow of this energy is unidirectional, i.e., it flows in one direction—from the producers to the consumers at successively higher trophic levels. This energy cannot flow back because a higher-level consumer such [...]
Stability and Structure of Ecosystem! An organism cannot live in isolation. It needs other organisms, nutrients from its environment, and so on, to survive. So, nature has provided functional units in which different organisms of a given area can live and interact among themselves and with their surroundings. An ecosystem is a functional unit consisting of all the living beings [...]