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When energy is passed from organic molecules from producers to consumers what best describes this process?
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pyramid of energy
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How are organic molecules used in producers and consumers?
Organic molecules contain a carbon-hydrogen bond, whereas inorganic molecules do not. Organic molecules Compound=Molecules Chemicals of life Compounds that are composed of more than one type of element, Found in all living organisms Produced by living organism Any molecules that has carbon in it: With the exception of: Carbon dioxide, carbon minx Carbonates. Jack, hope that helps :)
Are flies that eat mushroom decomposers or consumers or producers?
Producers make their food themselves (usually through photosynthesis), Consumers eat plants or other animals, decomposers break down organic meterial to simple molecules to get energy. Flies eating a mushroom would be consumers.
Are bacteria a producer consumer or decomposer?
They can easily survive without any other organisms. So, as a group, they are producers, consumers and decomposers.
What are four main types of Consumers and heterotrophs?
Heterotrophs (from Greek heteros = other or different, trophos = feeder) are organisms that are not able to make their own food. They must ingest or absorb food produced by other organisms. Therefore, the heterotrophs rely on other organisms for theirnutrition. Heterotrophic organisms include animals, fungi, and some single-celled protozoa (e.g., ameba, paramecia) and bacteria. While autotrophs make their own food by converting inorganic nutrients into organic forms, heterotrophs cannot do this. Heterotrophs require most nutrients in an already produced, organic form. They use these nutrients both as a source of energyand as building blocks to form cell and body parts. In a food web the heterotrophs are the consumers. There are many different types of heterotrophs in a food web, depending on what they consume.If they ingest autotrophs (producers), they are known as herbivores (primary consumers). Some heterotrophs eat other heterotrophs. These are the carnivores (secondary or higher level consumers). Predators, which capture live food, and scavengers, which eat already dead food, are two types of carnivores. Omnivores are heterotrophs that eat both autotrophs and other heterotrophs. Decomposers, which break down organic material into an inorganic form usable by plants, are also examples of heterotrophs. One hypothesis about the evolution of life on Earth states that the firstliving cells were heterotrophs. These primitive organisms absorbed or ingested simple organic molecules for use as energy and buildingblocks. When competition for these organic molecules increased, those organisms that could use alternative sources of energy, such as the sun or inorganic chemical reactions, to make their own organic molecules were better able to survive and reproduce. Thus, according to this hypothesis, autotrophs evolved from heterotrophs.
Is a tadploe a consumer or producer?
A ConsumerProducers are usually green plants that produce organic compounds by photosynthesis.There are some producers that produce organic compounds through chemosynthesis.
How do producers and consumers get their energy?
Producers and consumers exchange energy and matter in various ways. The producers are used as food for the consumers and the consumers are used as fertilizer and food for producers when they die.
Is organic matter producers or decomposers?
Organic matter is what life is made of - this means that some of that life are producers and some are decomposers (and some are consumers).
What molecules are produced by autotrophs?
Autotrophs are also known as producers, and create complex organic molecules - like carbohydrates and fats - from simple organic molecules.
How are organic molecules used in producers and consumers?
Organic molecules contain a carbon-hydrogen bond, whereas inorganic molecules do not. Organic molecules Compound=Molecules Chemicals of life Compounds that are composed of more than one type of element, Found in all living organisms Produced by living organism Any molecules that has carbon in it: With the exception of: Carbon dioxide, carbon minx Carbonates. Jack, hope that helps :)
What role do producers play in the carbon oxygen cycles?
producers synthesize organic compounds, consumers break them down
What role do producers play in carbon oxygen cycles?
producers synthesize organic compounds, consumers break them down
How does organic phosphate move through the food web?
Organic Phosphates move from producers to consumers & then to the rest of the ecosystem.
Are flies that eat mushroom decomposers or consumers or producers?
Producers make their food themselves (usually through photosynthesis), Consumers eat plants or other animals, decomposers break down organic meterial to simple molecules to get energy. Flies eating a mushroom would be consumers.
Why aren't humans producers?
Humans aren't producers indeed, they are consumers. They cannot synthesize the organic compounds they need to survive (unlike, for example, plants, that can synthesize their own organic compounds thanks to photosynthesis). Consumers don't have the ability to make organic compounds from inorganic compounds, so they rely, directly or indirectly, on the ability of producers to do that.
How does organic phosphate move through a food web?
from producers to consumers and then to the rest of the ecosystem
2. Which of the following organisms can make their own organic carbon molecules (like sugar) entirely from inorganic carbon sources (like carbon dioxide) A. decomposers B. heterotrophs C. consumers D. carnivores E. producers?
E. Producers
What type of organisms are always producers?
Producers are organisms like green plants, which produce organic compounds from inorganic compounds. The plants are then eaten by consumers like the grazing animals. Plants are known as the primary producers.
