Difference between revisions of "Producer"
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: All [[Plant|plants]] are '''producers'''. | : All [[Plant|plants]] are '''producers'''. | ||
: '''Producers''' are eaten by [[Consumer|consumers]]. | : '''Producers''' are eaten by [[Consumer|consumers]]. | ||
| + | : [[Producer]]s are always at the start of the [[Food Chain|food chain]]. | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
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===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
An [[organism]] that is able to make its own food. | An [[organism]] that is able to make its own food. | ||
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| + | ===About Producers=== | ||
| + | : All [[Plant|plants]] are '''producers'''. | ||
| + | : '''Producers''' are eaten by [[Consumer|consumers]]. | ||
| + | : [[Producer]]s are always at the start of the [[Food Chain|food chain]]. | ||
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| + | |[[File:FoodChain5.png|center|600px]] | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this [[Food Chain|food chain]] the [[tree]] is the [[producer]]. | ||
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| + | |[[File:FoodChain6.png|center|600px]] | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this [[Food Chain|food chain]] the [[grass]] is the [[producer]]. | ||
| + | |} | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 20 September 2018
Contents
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A producer is a creature that can make its own food. These are usually plants.
About Producers
- All plants are producers.
- Producers are eaten by consumers.
- Producers are always at the start of the food chain.
Examples
| In this food chain the bush is the producer and the gazelle and cheetah are consumers. |
| In this food chain the grass is the producer and the grasshopper, baboon and cheetah are all consumers. |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
An organism that is able to make its own food.
About Producers
- All plants are producers.
- Producers are eaten by consumers.
- Producers are always at the start of the food chain.
| In this food chain the tree is the producer. |
| In this food chain the grass is the producer. |