Chen drew a diagram to compare the ways in which different organisms obtain nitrogen.

Question

Venn diagram with two intersecting circles. One circle is labeled Consumers. The other is labeled Producers and has an uppercase Z inside.
Which label belongs in the area marked Z?

take in from atmosphere
produce themselves
eat other organisms
absorb from soil

Answer 1

In the context of a Venn diagram comparing how producers (like plants) and consumers (like animals) obtain nitrogen, the label that would belong in the area marked Z, which is exclusive to producers, is "produce themselves."

Producers are organisms, primarily plants, that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form through processes like nitrogen fixation. This is something they can do on their own, unlike consumers, which obtain nitrogen by eating other organisms.