Environment & Ecology

Today in this article, we are talking about Environment & Ecology Information | General Knowledge, which will help you in SSC and other exams. It is part of the geography in which we are telling you about Environment and Ecology.

Environment & Ecology

Environment

All external conditions factors matter and energy living and non-living that affect any living organism or other specified system.

Ecology

Biological science that studies the relationships between living organism and their environment; study of the structure and functions of nature.

Ecosystem

it is define ed as a unit which include all the organisms (biological components)in a given are interacting with the environment (physical component ) so that the flow energy leads to a clearly defined tropic  structure biotic diversity and material cycles.

Biome

terrestrial regions characterized  by certain types of vegetation and other forms of life. Examples include various types of deserts grasslands and forests,

Wetland

Land that is covered all part of the time with saltwater or freshwater excluding streams,lakes and the open ocean.

Biodiversity

Variety of different species genetic variability among individuals within each species (genetic diversity) variety of ecosystem (ecological diversity ) and functions such as energy flow and matter cycling needed for the survival of species of and biological communities (functional diversity).

Biosphere

Zone of the earth where life is found.it consists of parts of the atmosphere( troposphere)hydrosphere (mostly surface water and groundwater ) and lithosphere (mostly soil and surface rocks and sediments on the bottoms of oceans and other bodies of water)where life is found.Compare atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere.

Wildlife

All free undomesticated species.Sometimes the term is used to describe animals only.

Threatened spices

Wild spices that is still aboundant in its natural range but is likely became endangered because of a decline in numbers.

Ozone

(O₃) colorless and highly reactive gas and a major component of petrochemical smog. Also found in the ozone layer in the ultra violet rays.

Smog

Originally a combination of smoke and fog but now used to describe other mixtures of pollutants in the atmosphere.

Acid Rain

it refers to the precipitation with eleventh levels of hydrogen ions or a low pH. when fossil fuel is burnt oxides are formed in the atmosphere. the oxides formed are carbon oxides.All of these oxides from the acidic  solution when they dissolve in water.

Global Warming

Warming of the Earth,s lower atmosphere (troposphere)because of increases in the concentrations of one or more greenhouse gases.it can result in irreversible climate change that can last for decades to thousands of years.

Ecomarks

the ministry of environment and forests Government of India instituted a scheme that is operating on a national basis and provides accreditation and labeling for household and other consumer product which meet certain environmental criteria.

Coral Bleaching

Coral bleaching occurs when the relation between the coral host and Zooxanthallae which give coral much of their color breaks down without the zooxanthallae the tissue of the coral,s bright white skelton is reveald.

Sustainability

Ability of earth,s various systems including human cultural systems and economies to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.

Important Sanctuaries And National Park In India

Biosphere Reserves of India

Enviroment related Important International Agreement/Conference

Wild life conservation in India

Endangered species of India