Multiple Choice
In a food chain, which organisms typically serve as secondary consumers?
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48. Ecology
Introduction to Ecology
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Which of the following roles do plants mainly assume in an ecosystem?
A
Consumers
B
Decomposers
C
Producers
D
Predators
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Understand the different roles organisms can play in an ecosystem: producers, consumers, decomposers, and predators.
Recognize that producers are organisms that can make their own food, typically through the process of photosynthesis, using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
Identify that plants are capable of photosynthesis, which allows them to convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose, a type of sugar.
Acknowledge that as producers, plants form the base of the food chain, providing energy and organic material for consumers, which are organisms that cannot produce their own food.
Conclude that plants mainly assume the role of producers in an ecosystem, as they generate the primary energy source for other organisms.
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