ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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organisms that make their own food from sunlight and/or chemical energy from deep sea vents
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organisms that eat primary producers
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organisms that eat primary consumers
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organisms that eat secondary consumers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Autotrophs are the producers in the food chain, meaning they create their own nutrients and energy. Kelp, like most autotrophs, creates energy through a process called photosynthesis. An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Algae, which live in water and whose larger forms are known as seaweed, is autotrophic. Phytoplankton, tiny organisms that live in the ocean, are autotrophs.
Detailed explanation-3: -An autotroph is an organism that can make its own food by synthesizing organic nutrients from inorganic materials, using energy from sunlight or a chemical source to drive the process. The word autotroph comes from the Greek words auto, meaning “self, ” and troph, meaning “feeding.”
Detailed explanation-4: -/ˌɑː.toʊˈtroʊ.fɪk/ relating to a living thing that can make its own food from simple chemical substances such as carbon dioxide: autotrophic nutrition. Photosynthetic green plants are autotrophic organisms.
Detailed explanation-5: -autotrophs are plants they utilise sun’s energy and simple compounds like carbon dioxide and water to store energy in food (glucose and starch). They are not dependent on other organisms for energy and instead directly obtain it from sunlight.