Question

How does light affect the ecosystem?

Answer 1

Ecosystem:

1. All the biotic and abiotic components of a particular geographical area are termed ecosystem.
2. All the biotic components of nature include plants, animals, and other living organisms.
3. The abiotic components of the ecosystem consist of soil, water, land, air, and other non-living factors.
4. Both of these components interact among themselves as well with other factors.
5. The fundamental function of the ecosystem is the exchange of nutrients and energy with the help of nutrients and energy with the help of food chains and food webs.

Effect of light on the ecosystem:

1. The intensity, quality, and duration of light are very essential for organisms to survive.
2. The process of photosynthesis cannot take place without light, it is fully dependent on sunlight.
3. Without photosynthesis, plants cannot prepare their food and thus, the food chain might collapse.
4. Plants are positively phototropic, they grow in the direction of sunlight, hence light affects the growth of the plants.
5. Migration of many birds are dependent on the light and its duration.
6. Flowering of plants is also dependent on the duration of light.