Primary producers

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022118",
  "term": "Primary producers",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Organisms, such as algae, that convert solar energy to organic substances through chlorophyll. Primary producers serve as a food source for higher organisms.\n\n2. Organisms that use photosynthesis to produce their own food. All plants are primary producers. Primary producers are the base of the food chain because they feed everything else.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Acid Rain Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/primary-producers/"
}