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GCSE Geography · key term
An organism, usually a green plant, that makes its own food using energy from sunlight through photosynthesis.
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Specification 3.1.2.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Ecosystem Roles and Nutrient CyclingProducers make their own food through photosynthesis, using energy from sunlight. In woodland, producers include oak and beech trees, grasses, ferns and bluebells. They provide the food on which the rest of the food chain depends.
Specification 3.7 · Paper 1
An organism, such as a green plant, that converts light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
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A food chain shows how energy passes between organisms when they feed. It begins with a producer, such as a green plant, which converts light energy into chemical energy. Animals obtain energy by eating plants or other animals, so they are consumers.