Autotrophic organisms such as plants, plankton, and chemosynthetic bacteria that are able to synthesize organic compounds using energy from the sun or chemical reactions. Producers do not have to consume other organisms to attain energy and are the foundation of every food web.
organisms within an ecosystem that trap energy (by photosynthesis).
Autotrophic organisms which produce protoplasm using inorganic carbon and energy from the sun.
Plants and unicellular photosynthetic organisms which convert the suns energy into food for other organisims. Producers form the foundation of the earths ecosystems. Pyroclastic flows - Formed by or involving fragmentation as a result of volcanic or igneous action.
organisms that produce their own organic material (food). They form the basis of the food web.
Organisms (specifically, plants) that can produce their own food.
Organisms that are able to build up their body substance from inorganic materials (Lat. producere to bring forward).
An organism with chlorophyll which uses light energy and nutrients to make its own food; the first level in food chains. Green plants are producers
Green plants, the basic link in any food chain; by means of photosynthesis, green plants manufacture the food on which all other living things ultimately depend. They are available in the cave community only in the twilight zone, or as debris that falls or washes in. A few types of bacteria also manufacture food from nonliving substances and therefore serve as producers in some cave communities. See also Consumer.
Reference to plants in the food pyramid since they are the primary source of all food.
organisms that can use energy and minerals from the nonliving environment to make food. Most plants and some microscopic organisms are producers. They "produce" food through photosynthesis.
Plants that perform photosynthesis and provide food to consumers.
The Þrst level in a food pyramid; consist of organisms that generate the food used by all other organisms in the ecosystem; usually consist of plants making food by photosynthesis.
An organism that nourishes itself using sources of energy from its environment, e.g. plants.
Largely green plants, which are able to manufacture food from simple inorganic (non- organic) substances; autotrophic organisms. Back to top of Glossary page
Plants that release oxygen and photosynthesis Animals eat the food that producers produce. Producers are the first living things or link in a food chain.
organisms that capture the energy of the sun to make their own food.
Organisms that serve as the base of an ecosystem by storing solar or electrochemical energy as chemical energy that other organisms can use (p.151-153).
those who make or become food for others to eat
green plants that manufacture their own food through photosynthesis; provide oxygen to terrestrial and aquatic habitats.