Question

Write a paragraph on “balance in an ecosystem”.

Answer 1

Ecosystem:

1. The term Ecosystem was first coined by A.G.Tansley.
2. It is a self-regulatory and self-sustaining structural and functional unit of landscape consisting of a community of living beings and the physical environment, both interacting and exchanging materials between them.

Categories of Ecosystem:

Ecosystems are divisible into two categories, terrestrial or land ecosystems and aquatic or water ecosystems.

Balance in the ecosystem.

1. Stability is generally defined as a state in which change does not occur.
2. In ecology, ecosystem stability is defined as the ability of an ecosystem to maintain its structure and function over a long period despite disturbance.

Factors affecting ecosystem stability.

1. Population growth and reduction factors.
2. Species diversity.
3. Food web complexity
4. Movement of nutrients and energy
5. Succession.