2. COMPONENTS: Environment consists of three components, namely the non-livi, the living and the energy components, "t 2.1 Non-living component: Non-living component is otherwise called as abiotic compone| It includes medium and climate. Medium may be defined as the substanee or surroundings in which an organism lives and grows. There are four types of media in which the plants, animals and microbes live. These ae soil, water, air and the bodies of other organisms, in the case of parasites There is a difference between climate and weather. Climate is the total experience of weather and atmospheric behaviour over a number of years Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions, especially temperature, humidity, wind, rainfall, cloudiness, etc., affecting a place, 2.2 Living component The living component is also known as biotic component. It consists of flora and fauna. The term flora refers to the plants present in an area. The term fauna refers to the animals present in an area. 2.3 Energy component The energy component includes solar energy, geothermal energy, thermoelectrical energy, hydroelectrical energy and nuclear of atomic energy. Energy due to radiation and other sources also play an important role to maintain the life of organisms. Types of energy in the energy component - Energy from the sun; the primary source Solar energy of all energy forms on the earth. The recoverable form of energy. Geothermal energy - Heat of the interior of earth ) Thermoelectrical energy - Conversion of heat energy into electrical energy Hydroelectrical energy = Generation of electricity by the pressure of falling water i Nuclear energy - Energy released during nuclear reaction ’! as.a result of Fission (splitting of atomic nucléus) or fusion (fusion of. nuclei)also ; called atomic energy