Answer the following questions based on page 3 (the Overview) and the information you have learned in this unit.

Question

What role do producers play in a food web?

a
They make their own food and provide energy for other organisms.
b
They consume other organisms for nutrients.
c
They decompose dead material.

Answer 1

a) They make their own food and provide energy for other organisms.

Producers, primarily plants and some microscopic organisms, are the foundational components of a food web as they convert solar energy into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis, making it available to other organisms in the ecosystem.