Protists are producers because they can make their own food.
Not all protists are producers; for example, protozoa, which are animal-like protists, are primarily consumers. Unlike producers such as algae that perform photosynthesis, protozoa obtain their energy by consuming organic matter or other organisms. Examples of protozoa include amoebas and paramecia, which play a crucial role in ecosystems as decomposers and predators.
Kingdom Protista can occupy various trophic levels, as they include diverse organisms such as algae, protozoa, and some heterotrophic protists. Some protists are primary producers (autotrophs), while others are consumers (heterotrophs) feeding on producers or other consumers.
The energy in the producers comes from the sun. It feeds the consumers. The decomposers ultimately release the energy from the consumers and the producers that were not consumed.
Ecosystems flow from producers to consumers. Producers, such as plants, convert energy from the sun into organic compounds, which are then consumed by primary consumers (herbivores). This energy flow continues through the food chain to higher-level consumers.
Consumers go after producers in a food web.
animals are consumers and plants are producers.
they are both consumers and producers
consumers and producers
Kingdom Protista can occupy various trophic levels, as they include diverse organisms such as algae, protozoa, and some heterotrophic protists. Some protists are primary producers (autotrophs), while others are consumers (heterotrophs) feeding on producers or other consumers.
Producers are the food for primary consumers.
Primary consumers
You can differentiate between producers and consumers by understanding that producers make their own food. Consumers cannot do that.
how is the producers and consumers from today different from years ago.
Producers....
They are all of them
they are consumers
are cardinals producers decomposers or consumers