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

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

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

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

Producers break down glucose.

Answer 1

Producers play a part in the recycling of matter primarily because they convert light energy into chemical energy in molecules. This process, through photosynthesis, allows producers (like plants) to take in carbon dioxide and water, and convert them into glucose and oxygen, thus incorporating inorganic matter into a form that can be utilized by other organisms within the ecosystem.