AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A tree is a ____
A
composer
B
decomposer
C
producer
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: -Plants can produce energy-rich molecules through photosynthesis and are primary producers. They are at the beginning of the food chain and are eaten by consumers who cannot produce their own energy. Most food chains you make will have a plant at the start. Most plants you know such as trees, flowers, grasses, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Another name for producers is autotrophs, which means “self-nourishers.” There are two kinds of autotrophs. The most common are photoautotrophs-producers that carry out photosynthesis. Trees, grasses, and shrubs are the most important terrestrial photoautotrophs.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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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