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Question
Differentiate between primary and secondary producers and give examples of each.
Solution
| Primary producers | Secondary producers |
| These are autotrophic plants | These are heterotropic organisms. |
| They use the sun's energy, water, air and chlorophyll to produce their own food. | They consume food and produce new types of organic substances while digesting their food. |
| Example - green plants. | Example - fungi, animals. |
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