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Carnivores depend on them because herbivores eat the producers and the carnivores eat the herbivores.

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Why do carnivores depend on producers for their survival?

Carnivores depend on producers for their survival because producers create the food chain by converting sunlight into energy through photosynthesis. Carnivores rely on herbivores, which consume producers, for their food source. Therefore, without producers, there would be no foundation for the food chain to support carnivores.


How does every consumer in an ecosystem depend on producers?

without producers, consumers could not survive because producers are basically plants, which herbivores eat, and then carnivores consume them, so it depends a lot on producers.


Who do producers depend on in an ecosystem?

Producers do not depend on other organisms in quite the same was as consumers do. They depend directly on the sun for energy. Other organisms do influence producers though, such as fellow producers competing for sunlight (blocking out from other producers) as well as consumers, which are a danger to producers.


How do herbivores and carnivores depend on each other?

Herbivores rely on carnivores to control their population by preying on them, which maintains a balance in the ecosystem. Carnivores depend on herbivores as a food source for their survival. This interdependence helps regulate the population of both herbivores and carnivores and ensures the overall health of the ecosystem.


What are the 3 level producers?

The three levels of producers in an ecosystem are primary producers (plants, algae), secondary producers (herbivores, omnivores), and tertiary producers (carnivores). Each level is essential for energy flow and nutrient cycling within the ecosystem.

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Why do carnivores depend on producers for their survival?

Carnivores depend on producers for their survival because producers create the food chain by converting sunlight into energy through photosynthesis. Carnivores rely on herbivores, which consume producers, for their food source. Therefore, without producers, there would be no foundation for the food chain to support carnivores.


How does every consumer in an ecosystem depend on producers?

without producers, consumers could not survive because producers are basically plants, which herbivores eat, and then carnivores consume them, so it depends a lot on producers.


Are there more carnivores or producers in a food chain?

producers


Are carnivores consumers or producers?

they are both consumers and producers


Do producers eat carnivores?

they do not


Are squids consumers or producers?

they are carnivores


What is an organism that eats producers or other organisms?

carnivores


How do omnivores similar to carnivores?

Both omnivores and carnivores eat other consumers. However, omnivores eat producers as well. Carnivores do not.


Who do producers depend on in an ecosystem?

Producers do not depend on other organisms in quite the same was as consumers do. They depend directly on the sun for energy. Other organisms do influence producers though, such as fellow producers competing for sunlight (blocking out from other producers) as well as consumers, which are a danger to producers.


Are detritivores producers or consumers?

HERBIVORE


What is a part of a ecosystem?

producers,herbivores,omnivores,carnivores and decomposere


Are elk carnivores?

no because they feed on plants or producers