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Our Environment

Kerala Board · Class 10 · Biology

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

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Food Chains and Food Webs

  • Food chain shows who eats what in a habitat - represents flow of energy from producers to consumers
  • Arrows in food chains point FROM food TO feeder (energy flow direction)
  • Most food chains have maximum 4 steps due to energy loss at each level
2

Ecological Pyramids

  • Graphic representation of trophic levels in pyramid shape
  • Three types: Pyramid of Numbers, Biomass, and Energy
  • Pyramid of Numbers: Shows population at each trophic level
3

Human Impact on Environment

  • Deforestation replaces diverse ecosystems with monocultures
  • Pesticides affect non-target organisms and accumulate in food chains
  • Bioaccumulation: Entry of pollutants into food chain
4

Environmental Management

  • Biological control using natural predators instead of pesticides
  • Crop rotation reduces pest occurrence and soil depletion
  • Genetic strains resistant to pests reduce pesticide need

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Key Concepts

Environment includes all physical (abioticA food chain shows the flowFood webs are interconnected food chainsGraphical representations of trophic relationshipsBioaccumulation is the entry of pollutants

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