differentiate between producers and consumers. Give an example of each
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Producers:
- Producers are organisms that make their own food.
- They are autotrophs.
- They can convert inorganic substances into organic substances.
- They occupy the first trophic level in the food chain.
- They play a primary role in the food chain.
- They are green photosynthetic plants.
- They entrap solar energy through chlorophyll to synthesise organic food from inorganic raw materials.
- They are also known as “converters” or “transducers”.
- Examples of producers are algae, phytoplankton.
Consumers:
- Consumers are organisms that need to eat other organisms to obtain energy.
- They are heterotrophs.
- They can not convert inorganic substances to organic substances.
- They do not occupy the first trophic level rather occupy other trophic levels.
- They play a secondary role in the food chain.
- They are not photosynthetic.
- They do not synthesize food by trapping solar energy.
- They are known as “obtainers”.
- Examples of consumers are grasshoppers, frogs etc.
- Producers are organisms that make their own food.
- They are autotrophs.
- They can convert inorganic substances into organic substances.
- They occupy the first trophic level in the food chain.
- They play a primary role in the food chain.
- They are green photosynthetic plants.
- They entrap solar energy through chlorophyll to synthesise organic food from inorganic raw materials.
- They are also known as “converters” or “transducers”.
- Examples of producers are algae, phytoplankton.
> Consumers:
- Consumers are organisms that need to eat other organisms to obtain energy.
- They are heterotrophs.
- They can not convert inorganic substances to organic substances.
- They do not occupy the first trophic level rather occupy other trophic levels.
- They play a secondary role in the food chain.
- They are not photosynthetic.
- They do not synthesize food by trapping solar energy.
- They are known as “obtainers”.
- Examples of consumers are grasshoppers, frogs etc.