General Studies Paper I · Subtopic
Environmental ecology
Official syllabus
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.
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What this covers
Ecology examines interactions among organisms and the physical setting. A habitat is a place and set of conditions; an ecosystem includes interacting living and non-living components and processes.
Key ideas
- organisms
- habitat
- interaction
- disturbance