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Producers (autotrophs) utilise energy from the sun and nutrients from the abiotic environment (carbon dioxide from the air or water, other nutrients from the soil or water) to perform photosynthesis and grow.
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producers: organisms within an ecosystem that trap energy (by photosynthesis).
progesterone: a hormone produced by the corpus luteum that regulates the buildup of tissue in the endometrium and inhibits the contractions of the uterus.
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producers -- plants which are capable of photosynthesis
consumers -- animals, which can be primary consumers (herbivorous), or secondary or tertiary consumers (carnivorous).
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producers The ?rst level in a food pyramid; consist of organisms that generate the food used by all other organisms in the ecosystem; usually consist of plants making food by photosynthesis.
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producers Organisms, such as plants, able to produce their own food from inorganic substances.
production frontier The maximum output of two competing commodities at different levels of production.
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The producers in this ecosystem are planktonic algae.
The primary consumers include such animals as microscopic crustaceans and rotifers - the so-called zooplankton.
The secondary (and higher) consumers are swimming insects and fish.
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and Eric Slade; Writer Andrew Holtz; Series Host Lew Frederick; Academic Director Alan Dickman; Production Assignment Manager Joshua Wolfe; Production Manager Doug Brazil; Production Media Manager Catherine Stimac; Researcher/Associate Producers ...
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This microorganism was chosen because cyanobacteria similar to WH8102 are ubiquitous and significant primary producers in oligotrophic marine environments.
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The gross primary productivity minus the energy used by the producers for cellular respiration; represents the storage of chemical energy in an ecosystem available to consumers.
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The Bordeaux region is home to many of the most prestigious wine producers in the world. Both red and white wines are made in Bordeaux. Red Bordeaux is called claret in England.
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in a community as a series of links of trophic levels, such as primary producers, herbivores, and primary carnivores ...
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producer -- Any organism which brings energy into an ecosystem from inorganic sources. Most plants and many protists are producers.
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