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Our Environment

Gujarat Board · Class 10 · Science

Quick revision notes for Our Environment — Gujarat Board Class 10 Science. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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Key Topics to Revise

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Ecosystem and Its Components

  • An ecosystem consists of all interacting organisms in an area together with non-living components
  • Biotic components include all living organisms (plants, animals, microorganisms)
  • Abiotic components include physical factors like temperature, rainfall, wind, soil, and minerals
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Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

  • Producers (Autotrophs): Green plants and certain bacteria that make food through photosynthesis
  • Consumers (Heterotrophs): Organisms that depend on producers directly or indirectly
  • Types of consumers: Herbivores (plant-eaters), Carnivores (meat-eaters), Omnivores (both plants and animals), Parasites
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Food Chains and Food Webs

  • Food chain: Series of organisms where each serves as food for the next
  • Each level in food chain is called a trophic level
  • First trophic level: Producers (autotrophs)
4

Energy Flow in Ecosystem

  • Energy flow in ecosystem is unidirectional (one-way)
  • Green plants capture about 1% of solar energy falling on their leaves
  • Only 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next (10% rule)

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An ecosystem consists of all livingOrganisms in an ecosystem are organizedEnergy flows unidirectionally from the sunHarmful chemicals like pesticides enter foodOzone (O3) in the upper atmosphere

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