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Why is there always more producers than consumers in a food chain?
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∙ 11y ago
because plants under go photosynthesis and make there own food to reproduce and create more producers. while consumers which are not plants and don't under go photosynthesis they are more liable to die out.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoproducers are things that get their energy from the sun like plants while consumers are things like animals that eat the plants, then their are other consumers that eat the consumers that eat the producers ect.
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∙ 12y agoThey have to! Without a producer, there wouldn't be any consumers. A food chain IS basically just a chain of producers and consumers in order of their trophic level.
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Which are the consumers in the food chain?
depends but they are always higher than producers
Why are consumers always listed after producers in a food chain?
because that the way it goes
Why is the manufacturers always first in the food chain?
There not. The producers are always first so they can produce for the consumers:)
are oranges and grapefruits a consumer or producer?
what are Oranges producers or consumers in the food chain
Are consumers at the bottom of the food chain?
No. Producers are at the bottom of the food chain.
What if there will be no producers in the food chain?
Then no consumers will eat it and no food for 2nd consumers. Then no life
Why are consumers at the bottom of the food chain?
Producers are placed at the bottom of the food chain because the do not eat other living organisms and instead get their energy though the sun.
What is transferred from producers to consumers and decomposers in the food chain?
Energy is transferred betweenproducers to consumers and decomposers in the food chain.
What are foods that are not consumer in a food chain?
Food that are not consumers are producers.
Are animals usually at the top or bottom of a food chain and why are they there?
Animals are usually at the top of a food chain. This is because they are consumers. Producers (plants) are at the bottom of the food chain. The producers are consumed by the primary consumers (herbivores) who are then consumed by the secondary consumers ( carnivores ).
What are the levels of a food chain?
Producers, consumers, and decomposers.
What must every food chain have?
producers and consumers
