What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Responses

Producers remove oxygen from the air and replace it with carbon dioxide.
Producers remove oxygen from the air and replace it with carbon dioxide.

Producers build food molecules using energy and carbon compounds.
Producers build food molecules using energy and carbon compounds.

Producers break down dead organisms to get matter and energy.
Producers break down dead organisms to get matter and energy.

Producers eat other organisms to get matter and energy.
Producers eat other organisms to get matter and energy.

Answer 1

The correct response regarding the role of producers in an ecosystem is:

Producers build food molecules using energy and carbon compounds.

Producers, such as plants and algae, convert sunlight (or inorganic chemicals, in the case of some bacteria) into energy through the process of photosynthesis (or chemosynthesis). They create organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water, forming the basis of the food chain and providing energy for other organisms in the ecosystem.