Questions and Answers
What term refers to organisms that get their energy from nonliving resources and make their own food?
Producer
What is another word for producers?
What do you call organisms that get their energy by eating other living or once-living resources?
Consumers
What is another term for consumers?
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What is the process by which an organism forms carbohydrates using chemicals as an energy source?
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What is the term for the two-stage process that green plants, cyanobacteria, and some protists use to produce energy?
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Study Notes
Producers
- Organisms that generate energy from nonliving resources.
- Capable of making their own food.
Autotrophs
- Synonymous with producers.
- Derived from Greek: "auto" means "self," and "troph" means "nourishment."
Consumers
- Organisms that derive energy by consuming other living or once-living entities.
Heterotrophs
- Another term for consumers.
- The prefix "hetero" signifies "different," indicating a reliance on other organisms for energy.
Chemosynthesis
- A process utilized by some organisms to create carbohydrates.
- Uses chemicals as an energy source instead of sunlight.
Photosynthesis
- A two-stage process employed by green plants, cyanobacteria, and certain protists to produce energy.
- Utilizes sunlight as a primary energy source for converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
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Test your understanding of the fundamental concepts of producers and consumers in an ecosystem. This quiz covers key terms like autotrophs, heterotrophs, and the processes of photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. Dive into the roles these organisms play in energy transfer within ecological systems.
