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Plants are the producers of the food chain, whether they are algae, lichens, or green plants. As autotrophs, they absorb nutrients from natural sources, and most then use sunlight to create carbohydrates, which are used by the rest of the food chain. Some plants do feed on other plants and animals to acquire their nutrients.

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