AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Since, plants produce food for themselves, they are known as producers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Only plants can produce their own food. That’s why they are called producers. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores. Herbivores are consumers because they eat plants to survive.

Detailed explanation-4: -All plants are producers but not all producers are plants. Producers, also called autotrophs, are organisms that make their own food by a chemical process called photosynthesis. Most producers are green plants. However a few monerans (bacteria), protists (large single celled organisms), and fungi are also producers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Producers. 1. Organisms that produce their own food from simple inorganic substances such as water, sunlight and carbon dioxide are called producers. 2. Examples are green plants and blue-green algae.