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plants are called "primary producers" because they can make their own food through photosynthesis. No other thing on earth can produce their own food, which is why they are the "producers." They produce all the energy that gets transferred throughout every other living thing on the planet
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In a pyramid of numbers where are producers located and why?
In the pyramid of number producers are found at the bottom with the largest number.That's because for example a single goat needs a big surface area to feed on so the number of plants compared to 1 goat is certainly larger.
Which organism is producer?
Producers are organisms, like green plants, that produce organic compounds from inorganic compounds. These are also a type of autotroph. THen green plants, for example, are are eaten by consumers in this case, grazing animals like the zebra.
Which best describes how the atmosphere's CO2 content was regulated before the Industrial Revolution?
CO2 was released by organisms as a by-product of cellular respiration; a similar amount of CO2 was absorbed by plants and other producers.
Are leaves producers?
Leaves are not considered producers because they are d-e-a-d okay they are dead!
What are the for levels of an ecosystem from largest to smallest?
0. Decomposers (bacteria, worms, beetles, etc.) 1. Producers (Plants) 2. Herbivores (deer, rabbit) 3. Carnivores (Lion, Snake, Owl) 4. Omnivores (human, bear)
Do primary sources eat producers?
Primary consumers eat producers (plants).
Are plants primary consumers?
No, plants are producers. Herbivores are primary consumers.
Do producers eat primary consumer?
No. Primary consumers eat producers (green plants).
What are some primary producers for the desert?
Plants, especially grasses, are the primary producers of deserts.
What are primary and secoundary producers?
Basically primary producers are the plants an secondary producer are the animals who eat the plants like a rabbit or a catepillar.
What are primary producers in deserts?
Grasses and other plants, shrubs and trees are the primary producers in the desert.
What are all of the primary producers?
only plants.
What do primary consumers eat for food?
No, I think primary consumers eat plants. Plants are producers.
What are herbivores which eat producers?
Herbivores eat plants, and plants are producers. So, all herbivores eat producers.
Is a mice a primary consumer?
Mice are primary consumers. This means that the nice eat primary producers. Primary producers include almost all green plants.
What a primary producers?
Primary producers are plants or foliage that are at the beginning of every food chain/web. A primary producer is always eaten by a herbivore in ecology.
Is a plant a primary consumer?
Animals that eat plants are primary consumers. The only producers are plants and other photosynthetic organisms.
