Question

How do producers play a part in the recycling of matter?(1 point)
Responses

Producers break down glucose.
Producers break down glucose.

Producers convert light energy into chemical energy in molecules.
Producers convert light energy into chemical energy in molecules.

Producers break down the cells of dead plants and animals.
Producers break down the cells of dead plants and animals.

Producers make glucose in the absence of light.
Producers make glucose in the absence of light.

Answer 1

Producers convert light energy into chemical energy in molecules.

They make organic compounds (like glucose) from CO2 and H2O, supplying matter and energy to consumers and decomposers in the ecosystem.