Question

Which of the following terms is used for the plants belonging to a particular region?
A. Fauna
B. Flora
C. Ecosystem
D. Producer

Answer 1

Ecology deals and described with the study of interactions and interrelationships between organisms and their environment. It is a branch of science that weaves the different areas of biological information into a unifying principle thus, it gives a holistic perspective to biology.

Step by step answer: A wide range of living organisms are present on earth’s surface. All living organisms as for instance plants, animals, and microorganisms communicate among themselves and also with the surrounding physical environment and maintain a balance in nature. This forms a self- sustaining or functional unit of the living world.
-Fauna: It is the total number of animal species inhabiting a particular region and area is called as fauna of that area. It is defined as the richness of animal species.
-Flora: It is the total number of plant species inhabiting a particular region and area is called as fauna of that area. It is defined as the richness of plant species.
-Ecosystem: An ecosystem consists of the interaction of biotic components comprising living organisms and abiotic components comprising physical factors like temperature, rainfall, wind, soil, and minerals.
-Producer: They are green photosynthetic plants that entrap solar energy through chlorophyll to synthesize organic food from inorganic raw materials. So, they are called autotrophs (self-nourishing).
Hence option B is correct.

Note: India is parted into 10 bio-geographical regions. India with only 2.4% of the world's and possesses 8.1% species diversity of the world due to varying physical conditions and species grouping. There are nearly 45,000 species of plants and twice as many animal species.