REYAZ AHMAD MOHD. ASLAMALL INDIA KHILAFAT COMMITTEE COLLEGE OF

EDUCATION BYCULLA MUMBAI

ENERGY FLOW AND ITS IMPORTANCE

2. Autotrophs 1. Heterotropphs

Example.All Green plants

Example.All

Animals

Living world

Autotrophs

Some Living organism are able to produce food molecules themselves by harnessing the energy in sunlight through photosynthesis. Such organism are called autotrophs or Self feeder

A. Primary ConsumerB. Secondary ConsumerC. Apex carnivoresD. OmnivoresE. D etritivoresF. Decomposer

heterotrophs

A. Primary Consumer

Definition: Organisms that feed directly upon autotrophs are called primary or first level of consumer. They are commonly called as Herbivores.Example:

Eg. Eating Bird Eg. rasshopper

Secondary Consumer

Definition: Organism that feed upon the Primary consumers are called Secondary consumer or Secondary level consumerExample:

Eg. Owl Eg. Fox

APEX CARNIVORES

Definition: The final feeder that no one directly eats is called the top or apex consumer.Example:

Eg. Tiger Eg. Eagle Eg. Leopard

OMNIVORES

Definition: Organisms that feed on both autotrophsand heterotrophs are commonly called as omnivores.Example:

DETRITIVORES

Definition: Some organisms feed upon dead bodies of autorophic organisms they are called Detritivores. These are referred as scavenger.Example:

Eg. Crab Eg. Detrits Eg. Worms

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