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What is an example of a producer and consumer relationship?
the producer (grass gets eaten by a consumer (deer)
What is a secondary consumer in eco system?
A secondary consumer is any organism that consumes an organism that has consumed an autotroph. An autotroph is eaten by a primary consumer, which is eaten by a secondary consumer. Put more simply, a secondary (or any further level) consumer is a predator/ carnivore. A primary consumer would be an herbivore, and an autotroph (also known as primary producer) is any organism that creates it own energy (generally plants).
What is a producer's role in an ecosystem?
producers are important in an ecosystem because it produces its own food by the needs of CO2 h2o and many others its eaten by a primary consumer and recieve the energy within the plant.
Is a plankton a consumer or producer?
Plankton may be both producer (phytoplankton) and consumer (zoo plankton) but is not a decomposer (that is the job for bacteria). Phytoplankton is the producer, which is eaten by zooplankton, which is then eaten by other organisms in the ocean.
Does an ecosystem include consumer environment producers?
well yes. when the producer is eaten the thing eating it is a consumer. when it dies, it becomes a decomposer. it rots and rots until it is the soil of new producers. that is the cycle.
In a food chain what organism eats the producer?
The organism that eats the producer in a food chain is known as a primary consumer or herbivore. These organisms feed directly on plants or algae for energy.
What is the first-order consumer in a ecosystem?
the thing that is getting eaten
Is a plankton a consumer producer or a decomposer?
Plankton may be both producer (phytoplankton) and consumer (zoo plankton) but is not a decomposer (that is the job for bacteria). Phytoplankton is the producer, which is eaten by zooplankton, which is then eaten by other organisms in the ocean.
Is a lion a producer or consumer?
A live lion is a consumer. When it dies, its body sort of becomes a producer as it returns to the soil to provide nutrients to plants and bugs - or gets eaten by other consumers.
Is an apple a consumer?
No, an apple is not a consumer. It would be a producer.
Is plankton a producer or or decomposer?
Plankton may be both producer (phytoplankton) and consumer (zoo plankton) but is not a decomposer (that is the job for bacteria). Phytoplankton is the producer, which is eaten by zooplankton, which is then eaten by other organisms in the ocean.
A consumer captured and eaten by another consumer?
This event is an example of predation in an ecosystem, where one organism (predator) captures and consumes another organism (prey). It is a natural part of maintaining balance within ecosystems, as it helps regulate populations and energy flow through food chains.
