Effects of Abiotic Factors on Organism
An organism has many ways in which it responds to abiotic factors.
- Conformers: These organisms lack the ability to regulate their body temperatures, so they adapt themselves to the varying environmental conditions or migrate to other places.
- Regulators: These are those organisms that maintain their body conditions irrespective of the environment. For eg., humans maintain their body temperature at 37°C in both summer and winter.
- Migrate: There are many organisms that can not able to maintain their body conditions according to their respective environment. Such organisms in order to survive migrate to a region that suits their body conditions. For eg., the Siberian crane migrates to India when the conditions are not supportive of its survival.
- Diapause: It is a natural eruption in the development of some animals by the decrease of metabolic activity. Mostly found in insects, mites, a few crabs, and snails.
- Suspend: When the condition is not according to the organisms instead of migrating they enter a stage of suspension where their growth and development are suspended for a particular period of time. For eg., Bears went into hibernation in winter.
Components of Ecosystem – Biotic and Abiotic
The ecosystem is derived from the Greek word ‘Oikos’ which means home and ‘systema’ means system i.e a limited space in which living beings interact with each other and environmental factors. Every ecosystem consists of two components, namely, biotic components and abiotic components.
Biotic components refer to all living organisms in an ecology while abiotic components of an ecosystem are the non-living things. The components of an ecosystem are seen to function as a unit. In this article, we will cover the Ecosystem and its components notes.
Table of Content
- What is Ecosystem?
- Components of Ecosystem
- Abiotic Components of Ecosystem
- Effects of Abiotic Factors on Organism
- Biotic Components of Ecosystem
- Food Chain and Food Web
- Conclusion – Ecosystem and its Components
- FAQs on Ecosystem and its Components
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