AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Producers create their own energy by using the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis works like this; sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll in the leaves of a plant. This sunlight is used to “cook” CO2 and water to create glucose (C6H12O6).

Detailed explanation-2: -Plants use chlorophyll to photosynthesize the Sun’s energy into plant energy. Through the photosynthesis process, producers, such as grass, absorb the Sun’s light energy to produce food (stored sugar and starches). Photosynthesis is how plants convert the Sun’s energy into their energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -These organisms are called the producers, and they get their energy directly from sunlight and inorganic nutrients. The organisms that eat the producers are the primary consumers.