ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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The English ecologist Sir Arthur Tansley first used the term ‘ecosystem’ in 1935. He realised that organisms and their immediate environment need to be considered together as a functional unit. For example, it is easier to understand why a kangaroo lives the way it does if it is studied in relation to the conditions in the grassland that it lives in, the plants that it eats and its relationships with the plants andother animals in its immediate surroundings. Which one of the following statements is not consistent with this concept of an ecosystem?
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Ecosystems are able to support themselves by cycling or exchanging materials.
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A biome can accommodate a number of different ecosystems.
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Some of the animals in one ecosystem may interact with populations in a different ecosystem.
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In an ecosystem, the community has a habitat that is directly linked to the abiotic and biotic factors that affect it.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Arthur G. Tansley coined the term ecosystem in 1935.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Arthur George Tansley coined the term Ecosystem in 1935.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is – 1. Ecotype.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is divided into two types known as gaseous and sedimentary nutrient cycling. So, the correct option is ‘Tansley’. Note:-Man-made ecosystems are also seen in the case of an aquarium or a crop field.
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