Types Of Environment

Types Of Environment

The environmental can be divided into physical biological and cultural environment. On the basis of the structure the environment may be divided into fundamental types –

• The Abiotic or Physical environment consisting of air, water and soil/sediment.
• The Biotic or Biological environment consisting of flora, fauna and micro-organism

Environment is further subdivided into three broad categories:

A     Lithosphere (sphere of rock /soil/sediment)

B     Hydrosphere  (sphere of water)

C     Atmosphere (sphere of gas)

The biotic components of the environment consist of plant(flora), animal(fauna), including man as an important component and micro-organism. Thus, the biological/biotic environment can be further subdivided into:

A     Flora / Plant Environment

B     Fauna /Animal Environment

C     Microbial Environment