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Grazing food chain 1.depicted as grass —goat — man
2.Begins with producers / autotrophs. All animals depend on plants for their food needs. Thus they are called consumers / heterotrophs. 3.major conduit of energy flow in an aquatic ecosystem. 4. . Producer (plants) ——–primary consumer ( that feed on plants) —— secondary consumer ( animals that eat other animals) —— tertiary consumer ———- quarternary consumers. 5. no:of trophic levels will be more. |
Detritus food chain 1.Depicted as, Dead decaying organic matter —- bacteria / fungus. 2. Begins with dead organic matter. Includes decomposers / saprotrophs.which are heterotrophic organisms . 3. Major conduit of energy flow in a terrestrial ecosystem. 4.Decomposers meet their energy needs by degrading dead organic matter / detritus – (saprotrophs)
5.number of trophic levels will be restricted.
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