Tag: living
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Ecology: Definition, Subdivision & Scope of Ecology
The word ecology is derived from Greek language… So for an idea of Ecology, it can be said that it is study of the environmental house including all the organisms living in it & all the functional processes occurring inside it. That means we can say that ecology is basically concerned with study of relationship…
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Ecosystem Structure
On the basis of trophic structure, ecosystem is two layered: “trophe = nourishment” Autotrophic Stratum (Green Belt): Upper, self-nourishing layer of chlorophyll-containing plants. Fix the light energy, convert inorganic substances into complex organic compounds which predominate in the stratum. The most intensive autotrophic metabolism occurs in this layer where light energy is available. Heterotrophic Stratum…