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a producer produces its own food

a consumer eats other animals or dead or decomposed animals, which means it can also be a decomposer

a decomposer eats decomposed or dead animals

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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.


Matter move through an ecosystem in?

In a food chain from producers to consumers .


Do ecosystems flow from producers to consumers or consumers to producers?

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.


How are producers consumers and decomposers linked in a food chain?

Producers, such as plants, create their own food through photosynthesis. Consumers, such as animals, eat producers for energy. Decomposers, like fungi and bacteria, break down dead plants and animals into nutrients that producers can use, completing the cycle by returning nutrients to the soil. This interconnected relationship forms the basis of a food chain.


Why do producers start every food chain?

Every food chain must start with a producer turning energy into food. You cannot have a food chain until food has been produced. This is usually done by plants with chlorophyll, using the rays of the sun for energy. Once the food has been produced, then you can have a food chain. You can list the consumers who eat the plants and then the ones who eat the plant eaters and then the ones who eat the meat eaters.

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are oranges and grapefruits a consumer or producer?

what are Oranges producers or consumers in the food chain


What if there will be no producers in the food chain?

Then no consumers will eat it and no food for 2nd consumers. Then no life


Are consumers at the bottom of the food chain?

Consumers are not at the bottom of the food chain. They are at the top as they consume producers and primary consumers. Consumers play a vital role in regulating ecosystems by controlling population sizes of other organisms.


What are foods that are not consumer in a food chain?

Food that are not consumers are producers.


What are the levels of a food chain?

Producers, consumers, and decomposers.


A consists of producers consumers and decomposers?

food chain


What are the 2 groups in the food chain?

Producers and consumers


What must every food chain have?

producers and consumers


Are animals usually at the top or bottom of a food chain and why are they there?

Animals are usually at the top of a food chain. This is because they are consumers. Producers (plants) are at the bottom of the food chain. The producers are consumed by the primary consumers (herbivores) who are then consumed by the secondary consumers ( carnivores ).


Make a food chain with a producer and 3 consumers?

In a food chain, there are four crucial members. There are the primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and tertiary consumers. An example of a food chain can be found in a stream found in a forest. The primary producers would be plant like producers such as algae that produce food energy for the primary consumers which would be small microorganisms, or very small fish. The secondary consumers such as salmon will feed on these primary consumers for food. The tertiary consumers such as bears will feed on the secondary consumers for their food.


Who uses the food chain?

The producers (plants), the consumers (animals) and the decomposers (bacteria) use the food chain.


Which are the consumers in the food chain?

depends but they are always higher than producers