Producers
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Reference: OCR
Autotrophs such as green plants and algae that synthesise complex organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water using radiant solar energy via photosynthesis.
Plants and algae at level 1 that absorb light energy and use photosynthesis to make glucose, converting carbon dioxide and water into organic compounds.
Photosynthetic organisms that make their own food using light energy rather than eating other organisms, and are the starting point of food chains.
Level 1 organisms, such as grass, algae and phytoplankton, which make their own food by photosynthesis rather than consuming other organisms.
Photosynthetic organisms that synthesize organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water and form the base of food chains.
Organisms that make their own organic nutrients, with photosynthetic organisms being the main producers on Earth.
Topics that use Producers
- Levels of organisation (AQA GCSE)
- Trophic levels (AQA GCSE)
- Ecosystems (OCR GCSE)
- Photosynthesis (OCR GCSE)
- Topic 6 – Plant structures and their functions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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