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What is the difference between producers and consumers?

Producers (green plants) make their own food by photosynthesis; consumers eat other organisms for energy.

Producers (green plants) make their own food by photosynthesis; consumers eat other organisms for energy. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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