Our Environment Environment: Our environment consists of following components: 1. Biotic Component: All living being 2.

Abiotic Component: Soil, Gases, Minerals ver! abiotic component is in fi"e# $uantit! in t%e environment. &atural s!stem is ma#e in a wa! w%ic% %elps prevent t%e misuse of abiotic component an# facilitates a c!cle w%ic% %elps t%e return of all abiotic component to t%e environment. Ecology: All biotic an# abiotic components function un#er perfect %armon! to ensure a balance in t%e environment. '%is is possible because of inter#epen#enc! all living an# non(living form on t%is eart%. '%is is s!stem is calle# as ecological s!stem. Energy Cycle or Food Cycle: Sun is t%e main source of energ! an# green plants are t%e ones w%ic% %arness t%is energ!. '%is energ! is transferre# to ot%er living being t%roug% an elaborate an# comple" foo# c%ain. Basic Components of )oo# C%ain: *ro#ucers *rimar! Consumers Secon#ar! Consumers 'ertiar! Consumers

'%roug% t%e foo# c%ain apart from energ!, ot%er abiotic components li+e %!#rogen, carbon, o"!gen, nitrogen, etc. also move in t%e ecological s!stem. ,ltimatel! w%en a plant or animal #ies, #ecomposers, li+e bacteria, #ecompose t%eir bo#ies an# all t%e abiotic components return to t%e environment. '%at is %ow t%e natural c!cle of conservation goes on.

Man

Big Carnivores Small Carnivores (frogs) Herbivores, Small Insects Plants,

Food Pyramid Mankind's Bad Effects on Environment: Man is consuming all natural resources in a min#less wa!. Burning of fossil fuel is creating %eav! pollution. 1.-ig% concentration of Carbon .io"i#e is creating green%ouse effect, resulting in %i%ger average temperature across t%e globe. 2.C%lorofluorocarbon being use# in refrigerators, ACs an# pressurise# cans %as cause# %ole

in t%e o/one la!er of atmosp%ere. O/one la!er protects t%e eart% from ultraviolet ra!s from t%e sun. 0.,se of no(bio#egra#able materials li+e pol!t%ene is c%o+ing t%e groun#. 1t will re#uce t%e soil fertilit!. 1t ma! %amper in rec%arging of un#ergroun# water reservoir. Preventive Steps Needed to Protect t e Environment: 1. ,se of renewable energ! sources. 2. ,se of Bio(#egra#able pac+ing materials. 0. 2ec!cle as man! t%ings as possible. 3. 2euse t%ings as man! times as possible. 4. 2e#uce energ! consumption.