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1. What is the difference between a producer and primary consumer?
   • A producer is a green plant or algae that gains Energy through photosynthesis. A primary consumer is a herbivore or omnivore that eats the producer.
2. What is a producer?
   • Plants and algae make their own food and are called producers.
3. What is a primary consumer?
   • Herbivores eat plants/algae and are called primary consumers.
4. What are predators that eat herbivores called?
   • Predators that eat herbivores are called secondary consumers.
5. What is an apex predator?
   • Apex predators are carnivores or omnivores with no predators.
6. What is the role of a decomposer and how do they do it?
   • Decomposers break down dead plant and animal matter by secreting enzymes into the environment.
7. How do the food molecules broken down by decomposers get into the microorganism?
   • The food molecules get into the microorganism through diffusion.