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THE ENVIRONMENT OF OUR EARTH HAS A NUMBER OF LIFE ZONES THAT SUPPORT BIRTH ORGANISMS. ALL THE LIFE ZONES OF THE EARTH ARE COLLECTIVELY CALLED AS BIOSPHERE THE BIOSPHERE VERTICALLY EXTENDS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE UPTO ABOUT 10KM AND DOWNWARDS INTO THE OCEANS UPTO DEPTH OF 10.5KM IT EXTENDS UPTO THE DEPTH OF ABOUT 6.9KM. ECOSYSTEM BIOTIC PRODUCERS ABIOTIC CONSUMERS DECOMPOSERS PRIMARY CONSUMERS SECONDARY TERTIARY SOILS,MINERALS, WATER AND AIR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS TYPES OF ECOSYSTEM ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM NATURAL ECOSYSTEM TERRESTIAL ECOSYSTEM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM LAND ECOSYSTEM FRESH WATER ECOSYSTEM LENTIC FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM LOTIC FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM MARINE ECOSYSTEM FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM FORESTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING AND REGULATING WEATHER CONDITIONS OR THE MICROCLIMATE OF A PARTICULAR AREA. THEY PROTECT LAND AGAINST WASHED AWAY BY RAINS OR WINDS.PROVIDE TIMBER, FODDER, MEDICINES, FRUITS, SEEDS,GUMS,RESINS,DYES,CHARCOAL AND VARIOUS OTHER PRODUCTS ALL THE ECOSYSTEM OF A PARTICULAR AREA IS CALLED AS “BIOME” IT CONTAINS BIOTIC & ABIOTIC COMPONENTS PRODUCERS:grasses,herbs,shrubs CONSUMERS:These includes:1)PRIMARY CONSUMERS-herbivores feeding on grasses. Example:deers 2)SECONDARY CONSUMERS-snakes, lizards. 3)TERTIARY CONSUMERS- hawks,owls. DECOMPOSERS:Various types of saprophytic fungi ABIOTIC COMPONENTS:Organic & Inorganic components in the soil,atmosphere. BIOTIC COMPONENTS:These include Producers, Consumers,& Decomposers. 1)PRODUCERS:Speceis of trees like Acacia. 2)CONSUMERS: 1)PRIMARY CONSUMERS-herbivores feeding on grasses.Eg:rats 2)SECONDARY CONSUMERS-snakes, lizards. 3)TERTIARY CONSUMERS- hawks,owls. ABIOTIC COMPONENTS:Soil,sun-light. FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM i. LITTORAL ZONE:The shallow water zone of a pond or a lake is called littoral zone. LIMNETIC ZONE:This is the well lighted & open zone.contain algae,free-floating plants PROFUNDAL ZONE:This is the dark zone of a pond or lake.Tortoise & big fish rest in this zone. ii. iii. • Ecosystem of oceans & salt lakes are called as Marine Ecosystem. • It is divided into Open sea & Coastal Ecosystem. • ESTUARIES are the ecosystems found in the junction areas of soft & marine waters. ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY OF INDIA INDIAN ECOSYSTEMS & THEIR DIVERSITY IS USUALLY AT THREE LEVELS MAJOR NATURAL HABITATSFORESTS,GRASSLANDS,DESEARTS,WETLANDS(INCLUDING ESTUARIES,MANGRAVOES,CORAL REEFS&MARINE) HIGH MONTAIN RANGES ( BIOTIC PROVINCES :TRANSHIMALAYA,NORTH-WEST HIMALAYA,EASTERN HIMALAYA,INCLUDING NEINDIA) & ISLANDS. BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGIONS-WESTERN GHATS,DECCAN PENINSULA,EASTERN GHATS(ECO-REGION). THE INDIAN HIMALAYA HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO THREE BIOGEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS BIOGRAPHIC ZONES BIOTIC PROVINCE STATE 1. THE TRANS HIMALAYA 1. UPPER REGIONS 2.NW HIMALAYA 3.WEST HIMALAYA J&K & HP J&K & HP HP & UTTARANCHAL 2. HIMALAYAN 3.CENTRAL HIMALAYA 4.EAST HIMALAYA SIKKIM,WB,A.P PRADESH 3. NORTH EAST INDIA 5.NORTH EAST HILLS ASSAM MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND TRIPURA IF WE WANT TO SAVE OUR PRECIOUS BIOSPHERE THEN IT IS IMPORTANT TO STUDY ECOSYSTEMS THANK YOU !!!!!!!!