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Plants in an ecosystem are called producers. Give scientific reasons.

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Plants are considered producers since they can produce their own food from non-living sources through a process known as photosynthesis. In photosynthesis, plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce organic compounds. These organic compounds become the energy source for many other organisms within an ecosystem.


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