An environment is a place in which An environment is a place in which living thing can findliving thing can find food andfood and shelter.shelter.

The environment is every thing that surrounds or The environment is every thing that surrounds or affects the individual.affects the individual.

Components of an EnvironmentComponents of an Environment

Living Living Non living Non living

Living components of anLiving components of an EnvironmentEnvironment

Producers Consumers Decomposers

Primary Consumers

Secondaryconsumers

Microorganism Scavengers

Producers are those who make their own food . Producers are those who make their own food . Plants are producersPlants are producers

Consumers are those who can not make food. Consumers are those who can not make food. they depend on other animals and plants are called they depend on other animals and plants are called consumers.consumers.

Consumers that only depend on plants for their food are called herbivores or primary consumers.

Consumers that depend on plants an animals for their food

are called carnivores or secondary consumers.

Group of living organisms which decompose or break down dead organic matter.

Living organisms which can be seen only with microscope.

Organisms which only

depend

on dead flesh of animals.

Producers consumers

decomposer

Transfer of energy from one trophic level to an other is called food chain.

Set of interconnected food chains by Set of interconnected food chains by which energy and materials circulate which energy and materials circulate

within an ecosystem is called food web.within an ecosystem is called food web.

TROPHIC LEVELS TROPHIC LEVELS

The food web can be viewed not only The food web can be viewed not only as a network of chains but also as a as a network of chains but also as a series of trophic (nutritional) levels. series of trophic (nutritional) levels.

Through these series of steps of Through these series of steps of eating and being eaten, energy flows eating and being eaten, energy flows from one trophic level to another.from one trophic level to another.

Producers Producers

DecomposersDecomposers

Consumers Consumers

Dear viewersDear viewers Plants are our green slaves. We all depends directly Plants are our green slaves. We all depends directly

or indirectly on plants for food and so many other or indirectly on plants for food and so many other necessities.necessities.

Try to save every thing in the world to save the food Try to save every thing in the world to save the food chain.chain.

S:noS:no NameName Type of food chainsType of food chains Tips for maintenance of natural Tips for maintenance of natural ecosystems.ecosystems.