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Massta **Chemotrophs** use chemical energy to produce carohydrates. **Phototrophs** use a process known as photosynthesis to gain soloar energy. These two types of producers are autotrophs. These producers are necessary to the flow of energy throughout the biosphere.

There a five types of consumers. Consumers are also known as heterotrophs.

The First type of consumer is a **carnivore**. Carnivores eat only animals. This includes snakes and owls.



**Detritivores** feed of of animal remains called detritus. Some of examples of this would be earthworms and snails.

The next type are herbivores. Herbivores eat only plants and obtain energy from them.



Fungi and Bacteria are **decomposers**. They break up organic materials.

** Omnivores ** eat both plants and meats. Some examples of this would be humans!

If we did not have the living things that we do we would not have oxygen or a clean area to live in.
 * It is important for us to know about all living things because they help make our world what it is today.