Question

what role do plants play in ecological balance

Answer 1

Organisms are grouped into producers or consumers. Ecosystems study the flow of energy through it. Energy from sun usually enters the ecosystem through the plants or producers. Producers convert energy from the environment into sugar or glucose.

Plants are the most important producers; plants use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into glucose (or other sugars). Algae and cyanobacteria are producers, like plants that produce food through photosynthesis.

Bacteria living around deep-sea vents are the other producers. These bacteria use the energy from chemicals from the Earth’s interior to make sugars. Another word for producers is autotrophs.

Answer 2

An example of ecosystem is a pond. Plants, micro-organisms and animals living in the pond are its biotic components. Green plants such as algae and water lily act as producers. Their food(energy) is passed on to all the animals in the pond.

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