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Producers and
Consumers
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A. Primary Producers
Autotrophs: produce their own food and food for others using chemicals or light
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1. Photoautotroph (light)
Do photosynthesis:Use light energy, water, and
carbon dioxideMake Carbohydrates (sugar)
and oxygenPhotosynthetic producers:Land: PLANTSWater: ALGAESalt marshes: CYANOBACTERIA
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2. Chemoautotrophs
Do chemosynthesisUse energy in chemicals to
create carbohydrates
Ex. Hydrothermal vents
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B. Consumers
Heterotrophs (consumers): eat other organisms to obtain energy
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1. Carnivores
kill and eat other animals
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2. Scavenger
consume the carcasses of dead animals
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3. Decomposer
Eat dead, decaying material
Create detritus small pieces of dead and
decaying plant and animal remains
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4. Detritivore
Feeds on detritus (small particles of dead stuff)
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5. Herbivores
eating plant leaves, roots, seeds, or fruits
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6. Omnivore
Eats a variety of different foodsPlantsAnimals