The ecosystem is a complex, interconnected network comprising
biotic and abiotic elements. Biotic elements include all living organisms such as plants, animals and microorganisms. Among all biotic elements, Flora and Fauna are the most fascinating ones. FLORA FLORA • Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring native plants. India is the home for a vast range of climate, topology and environment, which has resulted in a boom in the number of species of plants and flowers in India. There are more than 18000 flowering plants and around 30,000 plant species in our country. CROWN OF THORNS CROWN OF THORNS plant (Euphorbia milii) ,is a bushy slow growing succulent plant native to Madagascar and India. According to a legend, a crown of thorns plant got its nickname after it was associated with the crown of thorns worn by Jesus. HIBISCUS Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperature, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. The flowers are large, conspicuous, trumpet- shaped, with five or more petals DAHLIA DAHLIA is a genus of bushy, tuberous herbaceous perennial plant native to Mexico, Central America and India. There are 42 species of dahlia with hybrids commonly grown as dgarden plants. ICE PLANT ICE PLANT, scientifically called Mesembryanthmum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshly leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens ZINNIA ZINNIA is a genus of plants of the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. They are native to scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the southwestern United States to South America, with a centre of diversity in Mexico and India. They are notable for their solitary long stemmed flowers that come in variety of bright colours. FAUNA FAUNA The animals found in a particular region make up the fauna of that region. India’s fauna consists of 400 species of mammals, more than 1200 species of birds and more than 60000 species of insects. In addition, there are also fish, amphibians, reptiles and many other kind of animals. CROCODILE CROCODILES are generally large, ponderous, ambitious animals of lizard - like appearance. These are mainly found throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, America and Australia. ELEPHANT ELEPHANTS are mammals of the family Elephantidae and are the largest existing animals. They are scattered throughout the sub- Saharan Africa, South Asia and southeast Asia and are found in different habitats including savannahs, desert, forest etc. MONKEY MONKEY is a long tailed animal that lives in hot regions like in the tropical rain forest of Asia, Africa and South America , and also in Savannahs of Africa. Most of the species are active during the day. They are also known for there intelligence. GIANT PANDA GIANT PANDA, also known as panda bear is a bear native to south central China. It is characterized by large , black patches around its eyes, over the ears and across its round body. PEACOCK PEACOCK also called peafowl, are the species of resplendent birds of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The males are called peacock and the females are called peahens . They are best known for their eye spotted tail feathers or plumage . BLACK BACKED GULL The great black backed gull, is the largest member of the gull family. It has a white head, neck, dark grey wings and back , pink legs and yellow bill. It is a very aggressive, hunter, pirate and scavenger. It breeds on the European and North American coasts and Islands of the North Atlantic. We remain the most grateful for the rapt attention with which you sat through this presentation. We are thankful that we have been given such an activity to showcase our talents. We truly appreciate the time you took to watch the effort put by all of us. Thank you!!!