Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Biosphere
- Biodiversity
– Interrelation of Organisms with Environment
- Protected Areas
- Summary
- What’s Next?
In the last segment of the chapter ‘Conservation of Plants and Animals’, we learnt about the causes of deforestation. In this segment, let us get ourselves introduced to biosphere, biodiversity, and protected areas.
What is Biosphere?
The sphere of the earth in which living organisms exist is called the Biosphere. It is the sphere that supports life.
What is Biodiversity?
The variety and variability of life on Earth is called Biodiversity.
It constitutes the number of living organisms like plants, animals, and microbes that exist on earth. These organisms are interrelated and have a close relationship with the environment.
For example, microbes increase the fertility of the soil in which plants grow and humans depend on plants and other animals. Plants need sun and air. Humans also need water and air for survival. Thus each one is connected and dependent on the other.
How are organisms interrelated with the environment?
