the process used by producers to make their own food via a series of chemical reactions

the mass of biological material in one or more organisms

a chemical process that transfers energy for life processes, using glucose as a fuel

an organism that eats other organisms for food

Producers, photosynthesis and consumers

Biology

Pupils will learn more about aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration, including the chemical reactants and products of the processes, and practical ways to measure the rate of cellular respiration in living cells.

Pupils learned how hormones and glands of the human endocrine system enable us to coordinate and control changes in our bodies.

Photosynthesis: requirements and products

process used by producers to make their own food

all the biological material that makes up an organism

process that transfers energy for life processes using glucose as fuel

Photosynthesis in producers makes a sugar called glucose, which is a type of …

How do producers use the glucose they make?

Oxygen is added to the atmosphere by the process of {{}} in producers.

They get it from photosynthesis in their cells.

Humans are consumers. Where do consumers get the carbon they need to build biomass?

Plants are producers. Where do producers get the carbon they need to build biomass?

Which word describes an organism that makes its own food?

Which organism in the food chain makes its own food?

Which organisms in the food chain are carnivores?

Which organism in the food chain is a primary consumer?

sparrowhawk (a top predator that eats wrens)

Starting with the organism that makes its own food, put these organisms into the order they would appear in a food chain diagram.

What is the name of the chemical process that makes food in the cells of a producer?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Producers, photosynthesis and consumers

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.