An environment is a place in which living thing can find food and shelter. The environment is every thing that surrounds or affects the individual. The environment is every thing that surrounds or affects the individual.

Components of an Environment  Living  Non living

Living components of an Environment Living components of an Environment Producers Consumers Decomposers Primary Consumers Secondary consumers MicroorganismScavengers

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

 Consumers are those who can not make food. they depend on other animals and plants are called 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 which energy and materials circulate within an ecosystem is called food web.

TROPHIC LEVELS  The food web can be viewed not only as a network of chains but also as a series of trophic (nutritional) levels.  Through these series of steps of eating and being eaten, energy flows from one trophic level to another.

 Producers  Decomposers Consumers

Dear viewers  Plants are our green slaves. We all depends directly or indirectly on plants for food and so many other necessities.  Try to save every thing in the world to save the food chain. S:noName Type of food chains Tips for maintenance of natural ecosystems.