AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals cannot make their own food so they must eat plants and/or other animals. They are called consumers . There are three groups of consumers. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores (or primary consumers).

Detailed explanation-2: -Asked by Students What are animals called if they get their energy by eating other organisms? Heterotrophs cannot make their own food, so they must eat or absorb it. For this reason, heterotrophs are also known as consumers. Consumers include all animals and fungi and many protists and bacteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Producers can make their own food and energy, but consumers are different. Living things that have to hunt, gather and eat their food are called consumers. Consumers have to eat to gain energy or they will die. There are four types of consumers: omnivores, carnivores, herbivores and decomposers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most producers on the earth depend on sunlight for their energy requirements. Sunlight is the ulimate source of energy for all living organisms.