Question

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

Producers break down the cells of dead plants and animals.

Producers convert light energy into chemical energy in molecules.

Producers make glucose in the absence of light.

Producers break down glucose.

Answer 1

Producers convert light energy into chemical energy in molecules.

They use photosynthesis to turn inorganic materials (CO2, H2O, minerals) into organic compounds (like glucose) that enter the food web; decomposers later return those elements to the environment.