Autotrophs are able to produce food through photosynthesis, which means they provide food for all other creatures.
Why do autotrophs always occupy the lowest level
- The sun's energy is converted into biomass by autotrophs, the producers in a food web.
- Each trophic level results in a drop in biomass. Lower trophic levels always have more biomass than higher trophic levels.
- In a healthy food web, there are always more autotrophs than herbivores because biomass falls with each trophic level.
- They act as a bridge between the sun's energy and species that are unable to produce their own food.
- We would be severely short in atmospheric oxygen and food if autotrophs were not abundant.
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