QUICK NOTES ON OUR ENVIRONMENT

Renewable Resources like water or fish are replenished naturally.

Non-renewable resources like oil or iron ore have a limited stock that cannot be replenished usually.

An ecosystem is generally defined as a community of organisms living in a particular environment and the physical elements in that environment with which they interact.

Tropical areas are rich in biological diversity than other habitats.

Green plants are called producers because they can manufacture food from inorganic raw materials

A consumer depends on herbivores ,carnivore, parasites and scavengers for its nutrition

Clearing of land may result in soil erosion and the eventual loss of top soil

Wastewater and sewage can also have a bad impact on the marine environment

In the stratosphere, where ozone exists naturally, it blocks out the sun’s ultraviolet rays and is a lifesaver.

Garbage disposal is an individual responsibility to keep out environment clean.