Question

the survival of heterotrophs depend directly or indirectly autotrophs explain with appropriate example​

Answer 1

The survival of heterotrophs depends directly or indirectly on autotrophs because autotrophs are the main source of energy in an ecosystem.

Explanation:

• Energy enters an ecosystem when plants start making food by the process of photosynthesis.

• From the producers which are the plants, the energy is transported to different trophic levels.

• About 10 per cent of the energy passes from one trophic level to another.

• For example, lets assume that a plant (corn) produces 100 percent of energy. 10 percent of this energy will be passed on to the mouse that eats the corn plant. 0.1 percent energy will be passed to the snake that will eat the rat and so on.