Question

review from ecology
chapter 4: overview of photosynthesis lecture guide

• can make their own food using energy from sunlight.
• examples:
• get energy by consuming other organisms.
• examples:

Explanation:

• Producers (autotrophs): Organisms that can synthesize their own food using sunlight (photosynthesis).
• Examples of producers: Plants, algae, and some bacteria (e.g., cyanobacteria).
• Consumers (heterotrophs): Organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms.
• Examples of consumers: Animals (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores), fungi, and most bacteria.

Answer:

• First blank: Producers (autotrophs)
• Second blank: Plants, algae, cyanobacteria
• Third blank: Consumers (heterotrophs)
• Fourth blank: Animals (e.g., deer, lions, humans), fungi, most bacteria