Question

Give scientific reasons - Plants in an ecosystem are called consumers.

Answer 1

because consumers means producers and in the ecosystem plants are directly or indirectly
related to all animals.

Answer 2

Answer:

Consumers in an ecosystem cannot produce food and depend on the producers in the food chain for nourishment.

Explanation:

Therefore, plants can not be consumers.

Plants produce their own food and depend on themselves through photosynthesis.

Plants are categorised as producers for this reason.

Other levels from secondary onwards in the food chain depend on plants.

Examples of consumers include,

• Man
• Grass hopper
• Hawk