Observe a plant in your kitchen garden, and write a note on the producer-consumer relationship. (AS3)

i. To study the producer-consumer relationship, I have selected tomato plant in my kitchen garden.

ii. The tomato plant makes its own food through photosynthesis. Small insects feed on leaves and other parts of a tomato plant.

iii. Birds such as sparrows feed on small insects and earthworms present in the soil.

iv. Crows and Hawks often kill and eat birds. These may be considered as tertiary consumers.

v. All these animals together maintain their lives in a stable ecosystem.