AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False. A producer is something that cant make its own food.
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hint:Producers are those organisms who can synthesise food on their own from the basic materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -Producers are also often called autotrophs because an autotroph can “produce” its own food. Autotrophs, such as trees, grass and other plants, are organisms that make their own food using sunlight (solar energy) or chemical energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals. Because autotrophs produce their own food, they are sometimes called producers. Plants are the most familiar type of autotroph, but there are many different kinds of autotrophic organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Heterotrophs depend directly or indirectly on autotrophs for their food. They do not have photosynthetic organelles as autotrophs. So, they can not synthesise food.

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