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Ecological Adaptations - The part of the earth in which life exists is called biosphere. The biosphere consists of 3 major types of habitats. Aquatic habitat Terrestrial habitat Aerial or Arboreal habitat The special characteristics of plants and animals that enalbe them to be s..

As mentioned earlier man's intervention is causing drastic changes in the environmental systems of earth and disturbing its ecological balance. This disturbance gets compounded with the problem of population explosion in the world especially the developing countrie..

Biogeography reveals that living organisms (plants and animals) are found practically everywhere on this earth. The living components interact among themselves as well as with their physical environment like soil, air and water. The branch of biology, which deals with the relationship of ..

Question: Why should we conserve forests and wildlife? Answer: Forests and wildlife play a vital role in the life and culture of the people. They form an important renewable natural resource and act as a source of gene pool for flora and fauna used in breeding programs in agriculture and..

As mentioned earlier man's intervention is causing drastic changes in the environmental systems of earth and disturbing its ecological balance. This disturbance gets compounded with the problem of population explosion in the world especially the developing countries. The rate pe..

Earth is the only planet on which life exists. It consists of three components Lithosphere (Land), Hydrosphere (Water) and Atmosphere (Air). Life originated and evolved because of this unique combination of the three components and was ideal and favourable for life. The life supportin..

Biome is a large, regional or sub continental biosystem characterized by a major vegetation type or other distinct landscape characters such as tropical deciduous forest, tundra biome, etc. "The major terrestrial ecosystems (largest ecological units) of distinctive terrestrial areas with ..

Microbial resource is a resource not seen by naked eyes, like all other resource. But it is a powerful resource existing in all parts of globe - in atmosphere, on the earth, inside the earth, on the sea and inside sea, inside the bodies of animals and plants. Although large numb..

The biotic component of our environment on land, i.e. plants and animals (leaving aside the oceans and other water bodies) are overwhelmingly found in forests. Forests form a buffer for the earth to protect life forms; in fact that's where all our biodiversity and including cultivated cr..

All the ecosystems of the world together form the biosphere. It consists of all the living organisms and all the regions of the earth and its atmosphere where they live. A Biome is a large unit characterised by flora and fauna found in a specific climatic zone. For e.g., a desert or a tr..