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Why are decomposers categorized as consumers. How do they differ from producers.?
Producers create food through photosynthesis, whereas decomposers breakdown dead or decaying matter. Decomposers do not make their own food, and so are consumers.
What are the levels of a food chain?
Producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Food chains contain producers consumers and?
decomposers
A consists of producers consumers and decomposers?
food chain
Energy is passed from producers to consumers to decomposers in a?
food web
Are consumers a food source?
Yes. SUN Producers Primary Consumers Secondary Consumers Tertiary Consumers Decomposers
What is an overlapping network of food chains formed by producers consumers and decomposers?
Food web
Are peccaries decomposers consumers or producers?
Peccaries are consumers as they obtain their energy by consuming organic matter, such as plants, fruits, and small animals. They are part of the food chain as consumers, rather than being decomposers or producers.
What is transferred from producers to consumers and decomposers in the food chain?
Energy and nutrients are transferred from producers (plants) to consumers (animals) and then to decomposers (bacteria, fungi) in the food chain. This transfer of energy and nutrients forms the basis of the ecosystem and helps sustain life by recycling resources.
How does producers help us?
Producers, consumers, and decomposers are three categories on the food chain. Producers help us because they supply the food that the consumers eat. (Humans are consumers.) Producers are plants. When you eat an apple, (a producer) it is producing energy and food for you so it is helping you.
What is the role of producers consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem?
Producers capture energy and stores it in food. Consumers get their energy by eating other organisms. Decomposers decomposes the consumers, producers and waste materials to products that are again useful for producers. Thus, consumers do not actually have a role, while producers and decomposers do.
Are owls producers consumers or decomposers?
Owls are consumers, because they have to find their food.
