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Is bacteria that perform chemosynthesis a primary producers or consumers?

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The bacteria produces food through a process called chemosynthesis, so they are producers.

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They would be considered consumers

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when they go through chemosynthesis they don't use the sun's energy to make food so they have to eat like other living things

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