What is the difference between a consumer and a producer? (1 point)

Question

• Producers are organisms that eat both plants and animals. Consumers are organisms that eat only plants.
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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms. Producers are organisms that makes their own food using the energy from the sun.
• Consumers are organisms that eat both plants and animals. Producers are organisms that eat only plants.

Producers are organisms that eat other organisms. Consumers are organisms that make their own food using the energy from the sun.

Answer 1

The correct distinction is: Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms. Producers are organisms that make their own food using the energy from the sun.

Producers, like plants, perform photosynthesis to create energy, while consumers include animals that rely on consuming other organisms (either plants or animals) for energy.