At the base of a food chain sit the photosynthetic organisms. In that chain they are known as the:
APredators
BParasites
CProviders
DProducers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Producers
1. They convert sunlight into stored chemical energy.
2. Everything above them depends on that stored energy.
3. They are the producers.
_Source: OpenStax Concepts of Biology, Chapter 20, Ecosystems and the Biosphere._
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