Ecosystem Roles

Ecosystem roles refer to the specific functions that different organisms perform within their environment, contributing to the balance and health of the ecosystem. For example, producers like plants make food through photosynthesis, consumers such as animals eat other organisms for energy, and decomposers like fungi break down dead matter, recycling nutrients. Each role is important; without producers, animals would lack food, and without decomposers, waste would accumulate. These roles interact, maintaining the natural cycle of energy and matter, which keeps ecosystems resilient and sustainable.