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What would happen to ecosystems without producers in the food chain?(1 point)
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Without producers, there would be no food for consumers and decomposers. The food chain would collapse.
Without producers, there would be no food for consumers and decomposers. The food chain would collapse.

Without producers, the food chain would only include plants. It would not contain consumers or decomposers.
Without producers, the food chain would only include plants. It would not contain consumers or decomposers.

Without producers, only aquatic ecosystems and their food chains would exist.
Without producers, only aquatic ecosystems and their food chains would exist.

Without producers, only consumers and decomposers of ecosystems would survive in the food chain.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**Without producers, there would be no food for consumers and decomposers. The food chain would collapse.**

Producers, such as plants and phytoplankton, are essential for converting sunlight (or inorganic chemicals) into energy through photosynthesis, which forms the basis of the food chain. Without them, consumers (herbivores, carnivores) and decomposers would have no source of energy and could not survive.