What is the environment?
Everything that we see in our surroundings forms environment. It is our basic life support system. It provides us air, water, food, and land—the basic needs of our life.
CH 1 ENVIRONMENT
Imagine an ideal environment where you would love to live. Draw the picture of your ideal environment.
Answer: Students are expected to do this activity themselves. However, a sample is given below:
Plants and animals depend on each other.
Plants and animals depend on each other in the following ways: Plants provide food to animals. They, in the form of forests, provide shelter to wildlife. Wildlife adds beauty to the forests. Animals provide manure to plants for growth. Animals also provide beauty to forests. Dead animals also provide humus content.
Man modifies his environment
Man modifies his environment in the following ways: He cuts forests and clears land for agriculture, industries, and habitation. He tills land for agriculture. He uses the land to build buildings, roads, and railways. He uses water. He uses air for his survival. He sets up industries, factories, etc. He does numerous other activities for …
Which is a threat to the environment?
Growing population
Which is not a natural ecosystem?
(b) Aquarium
What is the biosphere?
The biosphere is a narrow zone of the earth where land, water, and air interact with each other to support life. Thus, plant and animal kingdom together make biosphere, ie., the living world.
Which are the two major components of the biotic environment?
Plants and animals are the two major components of a biotic environment,