EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The base of the pyramid is composed of species called autotrophs, the primary producers of the ecosystem. All other organisms in the ecosystem are consumers called heterotrophs, which either directly or indirectly depend on the primary producers for food energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bottom and largest level of the pyramid is the producers and contains the largest amount of energy. As you move up the pyramid, through the trophic levels to primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, the amount of energy decreases and the levels become smaller.

Detailed explanation-3: -Producers are at the bottom of the pyramid because they are able to transform the sun’s energy into a large amount of plant energy through the process of photosynthesis. Producers are the base of energy for most food chains and food webs. Animals that eat plants make up the next level.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the pyramid base are the producers, autotrophic organisms that make their own food from inorganic substances. All of the other organisms in the energy pyramid are consumers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary producers will lie at the bottom of the biomass pyramid. In this case, grasses, trees, flowers, and shrubs make up the needed fuel for the primary consumers that are up on the food chain. The primary consumers are herbivores: squirrels, deer, insects, and birds that feed on trees and grasses.