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Distinguish a Producer from a Consumer - Practice 1

A producer makes organic food from inorganic inputs using an energy source.

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A producer makes organic food from inorganic inputs using an energy source. Green plants and algae use light. Consumers obtain organic material by eating other organisms or their products. These examples focus on photosynthetic producers.

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Grass uses light to make sugars and is a producer. A rabbit eating grass is a consumer.

A food-chain model reads grass: producer to rabbit: consumer to fox: consumer. Each arrow points from the food organism to its consumer; this is a simplified chain, not a complete food web.
A food-chain model reads grass: producer to rabbit: consumer to fox: consumer. Each arrow points from the food organism to its consumer; this is a simplified chain, not a complete food web.
Question 1 Which role fits green grass making sugars using light?
Question 2 Which role fits a rabbit eating grass?
Question 3 Which role fits green algae photosynthesizing?
Question 4 Which role fits a frog eating insects?
Question 5 Which role fits a green oak leaf making sugars?