Question

In any food web, the organisms that are responsible for converting raw energy into usable chemical energy are collectively called ________ while organisms that recycle the nutrients trapped in dead organisms are collectively called_______?

Answer 1

producers, decomposers

Explanation:

Recall that a producer is an organism that uses water as well as the energy it gains from chemicals or the sun to convert the reactants into a useable form of energy, sugar. This is similar to the photosynthesis process in plants.

In contrast, decomposers are organisms that break down dead organisms by recycling their nutrients back into the soil. They help transfer nitrogen and carbon into the soil where the chemicals can be reused in the formation of new plants.