Describe
in your own words what you understand by the term `ecology’.
Describe in your own words what you understand by the term `ecology’.
Ecology
refers to the complex network of biological and physical systems and
processes between the biotic and abiotic components of environment.
It is responsible for the type of environment around living beings.
Humans are also a constituent of ecology. Various physical features
like mountains, rivers, plains and oceans, each with their unique
flora and fauna, form their own ecology. The ecology of a place is
affected by the interaction between its geography and hydrology. The
flora and fauna of a particular region adapt themselves according to
its ecology, in order to survive. Ecology of a place has an impact on
the human living conditions and the lifestyle, food, clothing,
occupation and culture of the people of that place.
Ecology refers to the complex network of biological and physical systems and processes between the biotic and abiotic components of environment. It is responsible for the type of environment around living beings. Humans are also a constituent of ecology. Various physical features like mountains, rivers, plains and oceans, each with their unique flora and fauna, form their own ecology. The ecology of a place is affected by the interaction between its geography and hydrology. The flora and fauna of a particular region adapt themselves according to its ecology, in order to survive. Ecology of a place has an impact on the human living conditions and the lifestyle, food, clothing, occupation and culture of the people of that place.
