Question

State the role play by autotroph and heterotroph in eco system

Answer 1

Autotroph, in ecology, an organism that serves as a primary producer in a food chain. Autotrophs obtain energy and nutrients by harnessing sunlight through photosynthesis(photoautotrophs) or, more rarely, obtain chemical energy through oxidation (chemoautotrophs) to make organic substances from inorganic ones. Autotrophs do not consume other organisms; they are, Heterotroph, in ecology, an organism that consumes other organisms in a food chain.


, consumed by heterotrophsThe basic components of ecosystems. Most ecosystems contain organisms that are producers (autotrophs), such as plants, that harness energy from the Sun, or consumers (heterotrophs) that feed on producers or other consumers. In a food chain made up of grasses, rabbits, and hawks, the grasses are the producers, and the rabbits and hawks are the consumers.