Since moss gametophytes are autotrophic they require enough sunlight to perform photosynthesis. Shade tolerance varies by species, just as it does with higher plants.

Trees, like all other plants, are autotrophic. This means that they are able to produce food through the process of photosynthesis.

Plants, lichens, and algae are examples of autotrophs capable of photosynthesis. Notice their green color due to the high amounts of chlorophyll pigments inside their cells. Synonyms: autophyte; autotrophic organism; primary producer.

Examples include plants, algae, and some types of bacteria. Heterotrophs are known as consumers because they consume producers or other consumers. Dogs, birds, fish, and humans are all examples of heterotrophs.

In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, but not producers. Living organisms that are heterotrophic include all animals and fungi, some bacteria and protists, and many parasitic plants.

Decomposers are organisms that break down dead organic matter. Macroinvertebrates are small organisms that we can see with our “naked” eye and that do not have a backbone, unlike vertebrates, which do. Examples of terrestrial macroinvertebrates that you might find include snails, worms, ants, and spiders.

Answer. A producer is an organism that produces its own food e.g autotrophs like plants and algae. Frog does not prepare its food by itself and depends on other organisms for food ,so it is a consumer.

Their digestive processes release the nutrients back into the soil. Other flies lay their eggs in manure so their maggots can feed, breaking down the manure. These decomposers complete the food chain, releasing nutrients for plants, bacteria and fungi to use.

This small family can eat an entire household green waste bin each year. Flies act as scavengers consuming rotting organic matter so we don’t have to deal with it which is a very important role in the environment. Flies turn poo and rotting carcasses into stock feed, and live bird, frog and lizard food for free.

While they can seem pointless and purely irritating to us humans, mosquitoes do play a substantial role in the ecosystem. Mosquitoes form an important source of biomass in the food chain—serving as food for fish as larvae and for birds, bats and frogs as adult flies—and some species are important pollinators.

Flies are an essential food source for other insects, fish, birds, and mammals. Fishers use flies as a lure while some fly larvae prey on other insects or act as parasites. Even crime investigators determine the time of the death of homicide victims by observing the presence of blow fly larvae near the injury.

Cinnamon – use cinnamon as an air freshner, as flies hate the smell! Lavender, eucalyptus, peppermint and lemongrass essential oils – Not only will spraying these oils around the house create a beautiful aroma, but they will also deter those pesky flies too.

A person may accidentally ingest maggots if they eat spoiled food that has become contaminated with fly larvae. Accidentally eating maggots is generally not a cause for concern, but it can sometimes lead to health complications, such as bacterial poisoning. A maggot is the larva of the common housefly.

Air currents flow in through windows more than they flow out of them. Flies don’t really care where they are and where they go apart from their life mission to find things to eat and places to reproduce, so when an air current draws them toward an open window, they don’t mind flying in to check out what’s inside.

They don’t feel ‘pain,’ but may feel irritation and probably can sense if they are damaged. Even so, they certainly cannot suffer because they don’t have emotions.

Although mosquitoes and other blood-feeding insects are attracted to the carbon dioxide we exhale, we know the insect sensory system also helps find exposed skin. Since the skin near our faces is often exposed, that’s one reason flies are always buzzing around your face and hands.

Flies Can’t Focus In a human eye, the pupil controls how much light comes into it, which is focused by the lens onto the retina. Because fly eyes have no pupils they cannot control how much light enters the eye. With no control over how much light passes through the lens, the fly cannot focus the image it sees.

Flies look for dirty places, especially garbage to lay their eggs and if your porch or patio does not get thoroughly cleaned every day, then it is open ground for the flies to invade. If you have pets and they have a habit of littering near your porch, then that could invite in the flies as well.

Fly symbolizes motivation, its role being to push you forward until you achieve your goal. The symbolism of a fly is also associated with wealth and abundance. Even in a harsh environment, the fly triumphs over misery, managing to feed and breed.