Question

Flora and fauna are:
a) Renewable and non-living
b) Non-renewable and living
c) Renewable and living
d) Non-renewable and non-living

Answer 1

Hint: An ecosystem is a place where different biotic and abiotic components live and interact with each other. Habitat is a part of the ecosystem where an organism lives and adapts itself to it. Animals and plants of a particular habitat are called fauna and flora respectively.

Complete answer :
To answer this question, we must understand the meaning of all terms:
Renewable sources, as the name suggests, are those which can be renewed. They are available in larger amounts and will not get depleted soon. Hence they are also called inexhaustible sources. There are many renewable sources of energy around us. Example- sun, wind, water are renewable sources of energy.
Non- renewable sources, as the name suggests, are those which cannot be renewed. They are available in lesser quantities and may get depleted soon. They are formed from the dead remains of plants and animals. Since they take millions of years to form, they are also called exhaustible sources. They must be used judiciously or they will not be available for future generations. We do have some non- renewable sources of energy around us. Example- coal, petroleum and natural gas are renewable sources of energy.
But the above mentioned sources are all non-living.
The ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic components. Abiotic components are the non-living things like wind, light, soil whereas the biotic components are all the living organisms. Flora and fauna are a part of the biotic components. Flora and fauna are living organisms.
Flora in Latin means ‘goddess of flower’. Therefore flora refers to a group of plants in a habitat. Fauna refers to a group of animals in a habitat.
Since plants and animals can reproduce, they will not get finished. Their number can be ‘renewed’.

Thus the correct answer is option C- Renewable and living.

Note: Flora in Latin means ‘goddess of flower’. Therefore flora refers to a group of plants in a habitat. Fauna refers to a group of animals in a habitat. They comprise the biotic component of the ecosystem.