AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a Producer?
A
an animal that eat plants
B
is a plant that produces their own food
C
an animal that grows really tall
D
an animal that eats meat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hint: Autotrophs are usually the producers. They produce their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. Autotrophs use a process called photosynthesis to make their food.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Producers are organisms that make their own food. They are also known as autotrophs. They get energy from chemicals or the sun, and with the help of water and convert that energy into useable energy in the form of sugar or food. The most common example of a producer are plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Definition: A producer is someone who creates and supplies goods or services. Producers combine labor and capital-called factor inputs-to create-that is, to output-something else. Business firms are the main examples of producers and are usually what economists have in mind when talking about producers.

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