AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the role of a producer?
A
Use sunlight to make food
B
Gain energy from eating other organisms
C
Keep other species from overpopulating
D
Breaking down dead stuff
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sun’s energy is needed for plants to make food through a process called photosynthesis. In photosynthesis, green plants capture the Sun’s energy. They use it to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide. Plants are considered a producer in the food chain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Producer’s Role Generally speaking, the producer is responsible for overseeing all steps of production. They are often the individual who acquires the rights to produce the film, they make sure that production schedules are followed, and they oversee the project being edited once filming has wrapped.

Detailed explanation-3: -Producers, also known as autotrophs, make their own food. They make up the first level of every food chain. Autotrophs are usually plants or one-celled organisms. Nearly all autotrophs use a process called photosynthesis to create “food” (a nutrient called glucose) from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Producers such as plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use the energy from sunlight to make organic matter from carbon dioxide and water. This establishes the beginning of energy flow through almost all food webs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Producers are living things that can make their own food using air, light, soil, and water. Plants use a process called photosynthesis to make food. Only plants can produce their own food. That’s why they are called producers.

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