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1. Producer

A field of wheat that has been harvested to remove the grain for us to make bread and other food and leave the bales of straw to use for animal bedding and snacks
A field of wheat that has been harvested to remove the grain for us to make bread and other food and leave the bales of straw to use for animal bedding and snacks
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This is the start of every food chain.

Its job is to:

Produce (make) its own food using energy from the Sun. All plants are producers.

💡 Fun Facts

  • The process plants use to make food is called 'photosynthesis'.
  • Without producers, there would be no life on Earth!
  • Seaweed and algae are the main producers in ocean food chains.
  • Humans grow a lot of food in fields. Some of this is for us to eat and some is for us to feed animals we eat!