AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An example of a producer is a
A
fungus.
B
animal.
C
plant.
D
person.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Producers are any kind of green plant. Green plants make their food by taking sunlight and using the energy to make sugar. The plant uses this sugar, also called glucose to make many things, such as wood, leaves, roots, and bark. Trees, such as they mighty Oak, and the grand American Beech, are examples of producers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Some examples of producers in the food chain include green plants, small shrubs, fruit, phytoplankton, and algae. Actually, all plants are producers. In the food chain, a producer is any organism that can produce its own food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Producers, also called autotrophs, include plants, bacteria, and algae. Plants get energy from the sun and turn it into food, a sugar called glucose. This process is called photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants are producers. They make their own food, which creates energy for them to grow, reproduce and survive. Being able to make their own food makes them unique; they are the only living things on Earth that can make their own source of food energy. Of course, they require sun, water and air to thrive.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants. One example of producers found in food chains include plants. They use photosynthesis to make their own food. Examples of plants include trees, grass, moss, flowers, and weeds, to name a few.

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