Question

1 Point

Answer 1

Producers provide primary consumers with the chemical energy they need.

Explanation:

• Producers lie at the first trophic level of the food chain.
• The producers are the green plant which are able to convert the light energy of the sun into chemical energy.
• Thus, they are the key in directing the energy from the ultimate source to the food chain.
• Primary consumers comprise of the herbivore or  omnivores which feed on the plants and plant product.
• The only way they could get energy is from the plant directly or indirectly as they cannot photosynthesize.
• Thus. we can conclude that producers provide primary consumers with the chemical energy they need.