Contents
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A producer is a living thing 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
A producer is 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. |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A producer is an organism that makes its own food.
About Producers
- Producers are the first trophic level in a community.
- Producers usually make their food by photosynthesis. However, there are some organisms that can use other energy sources to make their own food.
- Producers are eaten by consumers.
References
AQA
- Producer, page 330, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Producers, page 109, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Producers, page 263, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Producers, page 323, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Producers, page 86, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Producers, pages 256, 288, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
- Producers, pages 276, 300-301, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Producers, pages 94, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA